The current US president and his administration have, in recent weeks, exercised American power in previously unthinkable ways. The most powerful country in the world has U-turned on how it perceives and pursues its global interests. Long-time allies look on with fearful trepidation. Those who are its adversaries, or at least who used to be, watch with gleeful expectation. To see where all this could go, it is helpful to stand back and consider the ideological currents within the US Republican party because, as dominant as any individual is, ideas always matter. The so-called country-club wing of the party, which used to…

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