Reed on post-defeatism

[Michael Pugliese]

Gordon Fitch <gcf at panix.com>However, his article lacks
historical evidence that people of the Right did, in fact,
plot specially after the defeat of Goldwater to work from
the ground up to alter the political climate, dig in for
protracted struggle, redefine, reframe, etc. etc. etc.

    Heh, I've never seen footnotes or cites in The Progressive so here are a
few.
This is a long established narrative frame in accts. of the rise of the New
Right.
Alan Crawford, "Thunder on the Right, " Vintage/Random House, around 1979.
Berlet & Lyons, "Right-Wing Populism in America, " Guilford Press, 2000.
Jerome Himmelstein, "To The Right, " U.C. Press. Sara Diamond's books.
Michael Kazin volume on populism. The volume edited by Blumenthal and Tom
Edsall. The Edsell couple's volume on race, rights and taxes. A Washington
Post reporter whose name escapes me at the moment has a newish volume
relating the careers of William Kristol, Clint Bolick
and 2 other figures. Looks like a fine read. Was selling like mad in D.C.
when it came out.
Author, Nina Easton? A writer at Lingua Franca has a book on Goldwater and
the Right coming out this year.
Michael Pugliese, just a few hurried cites, there are many more...