The Rise and Fall of Modern American Conservatism: A Short History

List of Illustrations vii Acknowledgments ix introduction 1 Chapter 0ne: Robert Taft: The Gray Men of Modern Conservatism and the Rights of Property 9 Chapter Two: William Buckley: Building the Conservative Political Culture 39 Chapter Three: Barry Goldwater: Cowboy Conservatism, Race Politics, and the Other Sixties 77 Chapter Four: Phyllis Schlafly: Domestic Conservatism and Social Order 119 Chapter Five: Ronald Reagan: The Conservative Hero 159 Chapter Six: George W. Bush: The Conservative Calling and the Great Crack-up 209 Conclusion 257 Notes 263 Index 285