{"product_id":"the-working-class-republican-henry-olsen-9780062475268","title":"The Working Class Republican: Ronald Reagan and the Return of Blue-Collar Conservatism","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this sure to be controversial book in the vein of \u003cem\u003eThe Forgotten Man\u003c\/em\u003e, a political analyst argues that conservative icon Ronald Reagan was not an enemy of Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the New Deal, but his true heir and the popular program's ultimate savior.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConventional political wisdom views the two most consequential presidents of the twentieth-century--FDR and Ronald Reagan--as ideological opposites. FDR is hailed as the champion of big-government progressivism manifested in the New Deal. Reagan is seen as the crusader for conservatism dedicated to small government and free markets. But Henry Olsen argues that this assumption is wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Working Class Republican\u003c\/em\u003e, Olsen contends that the historical record clearly shows that Franklin Roosevelt and the New Deal itself were more conservative than either Democrats or Republicans believe, and that Ronald Reagan was more progressive than most contemporary Republicans understand. Olsen cuts through political mythology to set the record straight, revealing how Reagan--a longtime Democrat until FDR's successors lost his vision in the 1960s--saw himself as FDR's natural heir, carrying forward the basic promises of the New Deal: that every American deserves comfort, dignity, and respect provided they work to the best of their ability. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOlsen corrects faulty assumptions driving today's politics. Conservative Republican political victories over the last thirty years have not been a rejection of the New Deal's promises, he demonstrates, but rather a representation of the electorate's desire for their success--which Americans see as fulfilling the vision of the nation's founding. For the good of all citizens and the GOP, he implores Republicans to once again become a party of \"FDR Conservatives\"--to rediscover and support the basic elements of FDR (and Reagan's) vision.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Henry Olsen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0062475266\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062475268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Broadside Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/27\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.30w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2017","brand":"Henry Olsen","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43913300017407,"sku":"9780062475268","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_18107eec-5dca-45a5-85b5-485e53981ce7.jpg?v=1680617847","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-working-class-republican-henry-olsen-9780062475268","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}