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In 1981, emboldened by Ronald Reagan's election, a group of some fifty Republican operatives, evangelicals, oil barons, and gun lobbyists met in a Washington suburb to coordinate their attack on civil liberties and the social safety net. These men and women called their coalition the Council for National Policy. Over four decades, this elite club has become a strategic nerve center for channeling money and mobilizing votes behind the scenes. Its secretive membership rolls represent a high-powered roster of fundamentalists, oligarchs, and their allies, from Oliver North, Ed Meese, and Tim…
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2 editions- Paperback · English · 2021Bloomsbury Publishing · 416 pages · 9781635575828
- Other · English · 2019Shadow Network: Media, Money, and the Secret Hub of the Radical RightBloomsbury Publishing · 394 pages · 9781635573190
ConservatismRight and left (Political science)Politics and governmentPolitical cultureHISTORY / United States / 20th CenturySOCIAL SCIENCE / Media StudiesCouncil for National Policy (U.S.)