This infrastructure and the political strategies it has enabled have a few principles.It was largely the second generation of this wealth that, during the mid-late 20 th century, formalized a set of political strategies and institutions that led to the infrastructure we see now on the Right.The core political ideology is the belief that the sole purpose of government is to protect individual property rights and wealth. This political ideology is pro-business, anti-regulation, anti-tax, anti-social safety net, anti-public education. Some of them developed very strong political ideologies that focused almost exclusively on the protection and expansion of that wealth. A small group of late 19 th – early 20 th century American families amassed a gigantic amount of wealth.It is the culmination of a hundred years of strategic efforts on the part of a small group of wealthy conservatives. The financial, institutional, and ideological infrastructure we see today on the right did not come from nowhere.The infrastructure on the right has been in development a long time.This reader’s guide provides: A) main themes of the book B) discussion questions and C) facilitator’s guide for folks who will be leading book discussions in person (highly recommended!).

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