From the Book - First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Introduction: what happened to conservatism? Why reforming the country requires transforming the right
The ambiguous hero: Ronald Reagan as conservatism's model and problem
In the shadow of Goldwater: it didn't start with the Tea Party
From radicalism to governing: how Nixon failed conservatives, Reagan thrilled them
and then left them hanging
The end of the Reagan majority: George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and the politics of deadlock
The Gingrich revolution and conservatism's second change: M2E2 and the right's Achilles' heel
Put on a compassionate face: the promise and limits of compassionate conservatism
Double-edged "strategery": George W. Bush, Karl Rove, and the search for a fourth way
"I can hear you": how W. united the country, then divided it more than ever
The new, new, old right: The tea party explosion that was waiting to happen
Dreams of celestial choirs: Barack Obama hopes, but the GOP doesn't change
The logic of obstruction: why conservative opposition to Obama was inevitable
The Tea Party overreaches and republicans wage class war: the making and unmaking of Mitt Romney
Saying yes and no to Obama: the two electorates and the cycles of dysfunction
The fever that wouldn't break: when winning two elections is not enough
Reforming conservatism or trumping it: a new conservatism, a new pizza box, or something completely different?
Up from goldwaterism: the conservative challenge and America's future.
From the Book - First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Introduction: What happened to conservatism? : why reforming the country requires transforming the Right
The ambiguous hero : Ronald Reagan as conservatism's model and problem
In the shadow of Goldwater : it didn't start with the Tea Party
From radicalism to governing : how Nixon failed conservatives, Reagan thrilled them
and then left them hanging
The end of the Reagan majority : George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and the politics of deadlock
The Gingrich revolution and conservatism's second chance : M2E2 and the Right's Achilles' heel
Put on a compassionate face : the promise and limits of compassionate conservatism
Double-edged "strategery" : George W. Bush, Karl Rove, and the search for a fourth way
"I can hear you" : how W. united the country, then divided it more than ever
The new, new, old Right : the Tea Party explosion that was waiting to happen
Dreams of celestial choirs : Barack Obama hopes, but the GOP doesn't change
The logic of obstruction : why conservative opposition to Obama was inevitable
The Tea Party overreaches and Republicans wage class war : the making and unmaking of Mitt Romney
Saying yes and no to Obama : the two electorates and the cycles of dysfunction
The fever that wouldn't break : when winning two elections isn't enough
Reforming conservatism or trumping it : a new conservatism, a new pizza box, or something completely different?
Up from Goldwaterism : the conservative challenge and America's future.