Up From Chaos: Conserving American Security
On March 31, 2021, a hotel in Washington, D.C. hosted a swanky conference for politicos—not exactly an uncommon occurrence. Yet, in a town where conservatives are often expected to back the latest war, “Up from Chaos: Conserving American Security” bucked that resurgent trend.
“As far as we can tell, this is the first major event for right-wing realists that’s happened in D.C. in the last twenty years,” said Saurabh Sharma, one of the event’s organizers, in an interview with The Epoch Times.
Sharma, 24, and Nick Solheim, 25, are the founders of American Moment, an educational group that aims to credential the sort of young people who could staff a future Trump administration.
The two host a podcast, “Moment of Truth,” with guests from an extended universe of conservative populists and Trump administration alumni, from Steve Bannon and Dr. Scott Atlas to filmmaker Amanda Milius, a Trump State and White House alumna, and Hillsdale College President Larry P. Arnn, who chaired the 1776 Commission.
American Moment’s stated priorities include combatting China, limiting immigration, curbing the power of multinational corporations, and putting America first in foreign policy.
Sharma and Solheim organized “Up from Chaos” with The American Conservative (TAC), a magazine founded in 2002 by Pat Buchanan and other paleoconservatives who opposed the neoconservative push for a war in Iraq.
The host committee and major supporters include Turning Point USA, Young Americans for Liberty, the Conservative Partnership Institute, the Claremont Institute, and the John Quincy Adams Society, as well as investor F. Francis Najafi and Rockefeller heir George D. O’Neill, Jr. Speakers included Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), David Sacks, Joe Kent, and J.D. Vance.
While few at “Up from Chaos” are big fans of President Joe Biden, some still gave him credit for resisting direct U.S. and NATO involvement after Russia invaded Ukraine.
“There’s one person near the levers of power whose rhetoric is bad, but who at least then says, ‘We’re not going to give them a no-fly zone,’” said Michael Anton, a Hillsdale College professor who served in the Trump administration.
In September 2016, Anton made the case for his future boss in a famous piece, the “Flight 93” essay.
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