the republican party today is more homogeneous, more without dissent than it has been since teddy roosevelt went to war against william howard taft because he wanted the white house back. we've had dewy against taft in the '40s, goldwater against rockefeller in the '60s. the republican party has always had factions. unfortunately the republican party has no faction today. it is entirely mr. trump's party. >> so do you think the republican party any longer stands for all the values you write about in this book? >> certainly not or i might not have written the book. this book is to say this is what conservatism has been, it's a dig need useful persuasion and it can be again. >> since we're doing the book club you've suggested recently that you think everyone should go back and read "all the kings men" it applies directly to the moment we are in now. why? >> it's the great american political novel and it is about populism and it is about an unhinged executive, huey long of