National review is rightly known for pioneering what the historian george nash has described as the fusion of conservative ideas. What do we learn about this really important story of fusionism when we understand the role played by reactionary business men in making it a reality? It's less interesting to some of the people whose money and resources pushed us all forward than what they shared, which was a sense of the dangers of welfare state or labor. And that these ideas could be used to blunt any shift at all towards a more galetarian politics and economy.
Dan interviews historian Kim Phillips-Fein on Invisible Hands: The Making of the Conservative Movement from the New Deal to Reagan.
Listen to Kim's Dig interview on Fear City: New York’s Fiscal Crisis and the Rise of Austerity Politics thedigradio.com/podcast/fear-city-with-kim-phillips-fein/
Listen to past Dig eps for context on Russia's invasion of Ukraine:
Tony Wood on Russia and Putin: thedigradio.com/podcast/russia-beyond-putin-with-tony-wood
Volodymyr Ishchenko on Ukraine: thedigradio.com/podcast/ukraine-w-volodymyr-ishchenko
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