Introduction
1. Rebellious Colonizers: Bacon's Rebellion and the American
Revolution
2. The Real People: Antimasonry, Jacksonianism, and Anti-Catholic
Nativism
3. A Great Mongrel Military Despotism: The First Ku Klux Klan and
the Anti-Chinese Crusade
4. Barbarians and Plunder Leagues: Theodore Roosevelt and the
Progressives
5. 100 Percent Americanism: World War I-Era Repression and the
Second Ku Klux Klan
6. The Industrialist as Producer: Henry Ford's Corporate Empire
7. Driving Out the Money Changers: Fascist Politics in the New Deal
Era
8. From New Deal to Cold War: Political Scapegoating and Business
Conflict from the 1930s to the 1950s
9. The Pillars of U.S. Populist Conspiracism: The John Birch
Society and the Liberty Lobby
10. From Old Right to New Right: Godless Communism, Civil Rights,
and Secular Humanism
11. Culture Wars and Political Scapegoats: Gender, Sexuality, and
Race
12. Dominion Theology and Christian Nationalism: Hard-Line Ideology
versus Pragmatism
13. New Faces for White Nationalism: Reframing Supremacist
Narratives
14. Battling the New World Order: Patriots and Armed Militias
15. The Vast Clinton Conspiracy Machine: The Hard Right on the
Center Stage
16. The New Millennium: Demonization, Conspiracism, and
Scapegoating in Transition
Conclusions
Notes
Bibliography
Chip Berlet is an investigative journalist and independent
scholar who has published widely on right-wing movements in
scholarly journals and the national media. From 1981–2011, he was
Senior Analyst at Political Research Associates, a progressive
think-tank in Massachusetts.
Matthew N. Lyons has been writing and publishing widely about
right-wing politics since the 1990s. His work focuses on the
interplay between right-wing movements and systems of oppression,
and responses to these movements by leftists, liberals, and the
state. He has been the Drexel University Archivist since 2016.
This book shines brilliant light on right-wing populist movements
that have undermined democracy throughout U.S. history--and are
still influencing politics and policies today. The book shows how
populist rhetoric has been used by far-right and mainstream
politicians alike to divide people with scapegoating and deflect
them from achieving greater social and economic equity. --Holly
Sklar, author of Chaos or Community?: Seeking Solutions, Not
Scapegoats for Bad Economics
This long-awaited history and critical analysis has arrived right
on time. The increased presence of the Right in this country has
confused many people with its varied shapes and forms. This book
gives the context needed for students and monitors of the Right to
understand why these antidemocratic forces continue to thrive in
our society. --Suzanne Pharr, author of In the Time of the Right:
Reflections on Liberation, and Homophobia: A Weapon of Sexism
This book makes significant strides toward a greater understanding
of right-wing social movements in the United States. Berlet and
Lyons present a holistic sociopolitical history that avoids many
common theoretical pitfalls and oversimplifications. Instead of
separating right-wing organizations into 'mainstream' and
'extremist' groups, these authors examine shades of populist
ideologies that lead to both convergence and contradiction on the
American political landscape. Their timely and compelling arguments
lead us to reevaluate our definitions of these social movements and
call for a reexamination of ineffective social policies aimed at
containing right-wing groups. This accessible and engaging book is
appropriate for use in undergraduate and graduate classes and will
also be useful for a more general readership. --Stephanie
Shanks-Meile, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Indiana
University Northwest
Chip Berlet has been a valuable resource for many years to everyone
concerned about the potentially dangerous right-wing ideological
strains that operate in this country. His work with Political
Research Associates has been a most important source of data and
analysis. Now he and Matthew Lyons have made yet another major
contribution. Right Wing Populism in America builds on their years
of expertise to provide a sweeping historical account of the
tradition of such tendencies in American politics....This is an
important analysis for everyone--scholars and nonspecialists
alike--who wishes to understand the complex, sometimes ugly forces
that have participated in shaping the American political landscape.
--Adolph Reed, Jr., author of Class Notes
-
This book shines brilliant light on right-wing populist
movements that have undermined democracy throughout U.S.
history--and are still influencing politics and policies today. The
book shows how populist rhetoric has been used by far-right and
mainstream politicians alike to divide people with scapegoating and
deflect them from achieving greater social and economic equity.
--Holly Sklar, author of Chaos or Community?: Seeking Solutions,
Not Scapegoats for Bad Economics
This long-awaited history and critical analysis has arrived right
on time. The increased presence of the Right in this country has
confused many people with its varied shapes and forms. This book
gives the context needed for students and monitors of the Right to
understand why these antidemocratic forces continue to thrive in
our society. --Suzanne Pharr, author of In the Time of the
Right: Reflections on Liberation, and Homophobia: A Weapon
of Sexism
This book makes significant strides toward a greater understanding
of right-wing social movements in the United States. Berlet and
Lyons present a holistic sociopolitical history that avoids many
common theoretical pitfalls and oversimplifications. Instead of
separating right-wing organizations into 'mainstream' and
'extremist' groups, these authors examine shades of populist
ideologies that lead to both convergence and contradiction on the
American political landscape. Their timely and compelling arguments
lead us to reevaluate our definitions of these social movements and
call for a reexamination of ineffective social policies aimed at
containing right-wing groups. This accessible and engaging book is
appropriate for use in undergraduate and graduate classes and will
also be useful for a more general readership. --Stephanie
Shanks-Meile, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Indiana
University Northwest
Chip Berlet has been a valuable resource for many years to everyone
concerned about the potentially dangerous right-wing ideological
strains that operate in this country. His work with Political
Research Associates has been a most important source of data and
analysis. Now he and Matthew Lyons have made yet another major
contribution. Right Wing Populism in America builds on their
years of expertise to provide a sweeping historical account of the
tradition of such tendencies in American politics....This is an
important analysis for everyone--scholars and nonspecialists
alike--who wishes to understand the complex, sometimes ugly forces
that have participated in shaping the American political landscape.
--Adolph Reed, Jr., author of Class Notes
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