We should have seen it coming : from Reagan to Trump--a front-row seat to a political revolution /
Seib, Gerald F., 1956-
We should have seen it coming : from Reagan to Trump--a front-row seat to a political revolution / Gerald F. Seib. - First edition. - xv, 281 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages [251]-260) and index.
The rise of the Reagan revolution -- Storming the gates -- Growing roots -- The Gipper -- Turning over the reins -- Newt steps in -- The best of times, the worst of times -- Conservatives ride again -- The high price of terror -- Into the wilderness -- The Tea Party erupts -- Trump storms in -- Shock waves -- What just happened? -- What now?
The executive Washington editor of The Wall Street Journal chronicles the astonishing 40-year rise and decline of the conservative movement in America, sharing insights into the roles of such contributors as the Federalist Society, the NRA and Fox News. In 1980, President-Elect Ronald Reagan ushered in conservatism as the most powerful political force in America. His efforts to reshape the government with tax cuts, deregulation, increased military spending, and a more conservative social policy faltered at first. But the economy roared back, and the Reagan revolution was on. Seib shows how this conservative movement came to dominate national politics, then began to evolve into the populist movement that Donald Trump rode to power. He shows how a populist revolution was brewing-- and became a precursor of the Trump takeover. -- adapted from jacket
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Conservatives--United States.
Conservatism--History.--United States
Democracy--History.--United States
United States--Politics and government--1981-1989.
United States--Politics and government--1989-
We should have seen it coming : from Reagan to Trump--a front-row seat to a political revolution / Gerald F. Seib. - First edition. - xv, 281 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages [251]-260) and index.
The rise of the Reagan revolution -- Storming the gates -- Growing roots -- The Gipper -- Turning over the reins -- Newt steps in -- The best of times, the worst of times -- Conservatives ride again -- The high price of terror -- Into the wilderness -- The Tea Party erupts -- Trump storms in -- Shock waves -- What just happened? -- What now?
The executive Washington editor of The Wall Street Journal chronicles the astonishing 40-year rise and decline of the conservative movement in America, sharing insights into the roles of such contributors as the Federalist Society, the NRA and Fox News. In 1980, President-Elect Ronald Reagan ushered in conservatism as the most powerful political force in America. His efforts to reshape the government with tax cuts, deregulation, increased military spending, and a more conservative social policy faltered at first. But the economy roared back, and the Reagan revolution was on. Seib shows how this conservative movement came to dominate national politics, then began to evolve into the populist movement that Donald Trump rode to power. He shows how a populist revolution was brewing-- and became a precursor of the Trump takeover. -- adapted from jacket
9780593135150 0593135156
Conservatives--United States.
Conservatism--History.--United States
Democracy--History.--United States
United States--Politics and government--1981-1989.
United States--Politics and government--1989-