{"product_id":"too-dumb-to-fail-how-the-gop-went-from-the-party-of-reagan-to-the-party-of-trump-9780316383929","title":"Too Dumb to Fail: How the GOP Went from the Party of Reagan to the Party of Trump","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom a leading voice among young conservatives, an impassioned argument that to stay relevant the Republican Party must look beyond short-term electoral gains and re-commit to historic conservative values.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1963 Richard Hofstadter published his landmark book \u003cem\u003eAnti-Intellectualism in American Life\u003c\/em\u003e. Today, Matt Lewis argues, America's inclination toward simplicity and stupidity is stronger than ever, and its greatest victim is the Republican Party. Lewis, a respected conservative columnist and frequent guest on MSNBC's \u003cem\u003eMorning Joe\u003c\/em\u003e, eviscerates the phenomenon of candidates with a \"no experience required\" mentality and tea party \"patriots\" who possess bluster but few core beliefs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLewis traces the conservative movement's roots, from Edmund Burke to William F. Buckley, and from Goldwater's loss to Reagan's landslide victory. He highlights visionary thinkers who understood nuance and deep ideology and changed the course of the nation. As we approach the 2016 presidential election, Lewis has an urgent message for fellow conservatives: embrace wisdom, humility, qualifications, and inclusion -- or face extinction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grand Central Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/06\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316383929\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.80d","brand":"Matt K. Lewis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52452164370613,"sku":"9780316383929","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_998dac54-c745-4894-809f-9d573b43df0a.jpg?v=1776825988","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/too-dumb-to-fail-how-the-gop-went-from-the-party-of-reagan-to-the-party-of-trump-9780316383929","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}