Now, in How the Right Lost Its Mind, Sykes presents an impassioned, regretful, and deeply thoughtful account of how the American conservative movement came to lose its values. How did a movement that was defined by its belief in limited government, individual liberty, free markets, traditional values, and civility find itself embracing bigotry, political intransigence, demagoguery, and falsehood? Mainstream conservatives now find themselves in need of a broad and introspective evaluation of what went wrong - and how to move forward and regain their core principles. How the Right Lost its Mind addresses: *Why are so many voters so credulous and immune to factual information reported by responsible media? *Why did conservatives decide to overlook, even embrace, so many of Trump's outrages, gaffes, conspiracy theories, falsehoods, and smears? *Can conservatives govern? Or are they content to merely rage? *How can the right recover its traditional values and persuade a new generation of their worth?

"With this scorching book, [Sykes] reports on the road to ruin and points conservatism toward recovery." -George F. Will

About the Author
CHARLES J. SYKES is the author of eight books on current affairs and education including Fail U., A Nation of Victims, and Profscam. He has written for The Wall Street Journal and Time.com among others, and in 2016 was featured for his critiques of Donald Trump and conservative media in articles on the front page of The New York Times, The New York Times Magazine, and NPR. A former longtime host of the #1 conservative talk radio show in Wisconsin, he is now a regular contributor to MSNBC.


Book Information
ISBN 9781250199539
Author Charles J. Sykes
Format Paperback
Page Count 304
Imprint St Martin's Press
Publisher St Martin's Press
Weight(grams) 260g
Dimensions(mm) 209mm * 138mm * 21mm