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xix, 267 pages ; 25 cm |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
I. How the right lost its mind -- Did we create this monster? -- Confessions of a recovering liberal -- The attack on the conservative mind -- The conservative idea -- Storm warnings -- The perpetual outrage machine -- II. The post-truth politics of the right -- The alt reality media -- The post-truth politics of the right -- Drudge and the politics of paranoia -- III. The Trumpian takeover. -- The Fox News primary -- Limbaugh's flop -- The bigots among us -- The rise of the alt right -- The binary choice -- What happened to the christians? -- IV. Restoring the conservative mind. -- Trolls and flying monkeys : the right's new culture of intimidation -- The contrarian conservative. |
Summary |
"Once at the center of the American conservative movement ... Sykes [ponders] how the American conservative movement came to lose its values. How did a movement that was defined by its belief in limited government, individual liberty, free markets, traditional values, and civility find itself embracing bigotry, political intransigence, demagoguery, and outright falsehood?"--Amazon.com. |
Subject |
Conservatism -- United States.
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Right and left (Political science) -- United States.
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Political culture -- United States.
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Conservatism. fast (OCoLC)fst00875582 |
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Political culture. fast (OCoLC)fst01069263 |
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Politics and government. fast (OCoLC)fst01919741 |
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Right and left (Political science) fast (OCoLC)fst01097849 |
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United States -- Politics and government.
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United States. fast (OCoLC)fst01204155 |
ISBN |
9781250147172 |
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1250147174 |
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9781250147219 |
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