"Lucidly written, widely informed, and uncompromisingly honest -- a
valuable expose." Michael Parenti "Documents the stunning success
of a network of wealthy donors and corporations in creating and
sustaining a set of think tanks, legal action groups, and media
strategies." Gary Orfield, Harvard University What explains the
electoral success of Republicans, particularly of the ascendant
neoconservatives who now dominate the Party? Based on a thorough
and up-to-date examination of the New Right over twenty-five years,
The Politics of Fear proposes some provocative answers, including
globalization, new technologies, and a far-reaching network of
right-wing think tanks and foundations. As the authors show, all
have opened the doors to a new politics of fear successfully waged
by the neoconservatives. By manipulating insecurity, the New Right
has created an extraordinarily successful populist conservative
movement. Utilizing extensive documentation, the authors argue
convincingly that the fear of immigrants and racial minorities has
served as the most effective tactic in the GOP arsenal, while their
approach also implicates gays, feminists, and terrorists. The book
explains why Americans have willingly supported a party that
promises them security, just as it delivers greater economic and
political insecurity. The authors argue that, despite their
striking political successes, neoconservatives have delivered to
voters a set of policies harmful to working Americans in the way of
regressive tax measures, military exploits, tort reform,
deregulation, and environmental destruction.
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