Why the Right Went Wrong: Conservatism—From Goldwater to the Tea Party and Beyond
Categories: Politics & Social Sciences
Why the Right Went Wrong: Conservatism—From Goldwater to the Tea Party and Beyond (2016) is a book by columnist E. J. Dionne Jr. Dionne traces the American conservative movement from Barry Goldwater through the Reagan years to the Tea Party. He argues that the right abandoned a more pragmatic tradition and that the turn helps explain later polarization and governing failures.
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- Fareed Zakaria: “This week's book of the week is the one I mentioned at the start of the show, E.J. Dionne's "Why the Right Went Wrong." Dionne was a Goldwater baby and still has great respect for conservative ideas, which is why this intelligent history of Republican ideology and politics is so compelling.”