by Ralph Nader
Carter, Jimmy, 2, 38
Cato Institute, 47, 48, 122, 124, 127, 129, 133, 134, 178
Cauley, Troy J., 150–151
Agrarianism: A Program for Farmers, 150–151
Center for Competitive Enterprise, 62, 124
Center for Democracy and Technology, 89–90
Center for Study of Responsive Law, 74
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 116–117
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), 89
Changing Minds (Gardner), 39, 186
Charitable contributions, 65, 79–81
Charters, prohibition on, 147
Chase Manhattan Bank, 122
Cheney, Dick, 12, 34, 40, 89, 122–123, 178
Chiang Kai-shek, 165
Chicago School of Economics, 162, 163
Childhood, commercialization of, 11, 66, 95–96
Children
civic skills of, 66, 90–91
and commercialization of childhood, 11, 66, 95–96
and the Internet, 160
China, 4, 94, 146, 165, 175
Chronicle of Philanthropy, 80
Chrysler, 54
CIA. See Central Intelligence Agency
Cicero, xii, 17
Citigroup, 79, 103, 156–157
Citizens for Tax Justice, 48
Citizens in Charge, 88
Citizens United, 31, 96, 97, 98, 137
Civic skills, of students, 66, 90–91
Civil liberties, 66, 88–90
Classical liberalism, 167
Clean Government Alliance, 183
Clements, Jeffrey D., 97, 98
Corporations Are Not People, 97
Climate change, 110–111, 115, 190
Clinch River Breeder Reactor project, 1–3, 133, 182
Clinton, Bill, 165, 169
and World Trade Organization, 18–19
Clinton administration, 91
Coburn, Tom, 75
Coercion, 29
Collins, Seward, 159–160
Collins, Susan, 52
Colson, Chuck, 108
ComeHomeAmerica.us (ed. O’Neill, Buhle, Kauffman, and Zeese), 56
Commercial Alert, 96
Commercialization of childhood, 11, 66, 95–96
Common Cause, 48, 50, 134
Common ground, and conservative icons, 161–165
Commons, John R., 167
Communism, 168
Community, 29
and community-rooted enterprises, 85–86
and community self-reliance, 66, 85–86
Community Reinvestment Act, 127
Community-rooted enterprises, 85–86
Community self-reliance, 66, 85–86
Competitive Enterprise Institute, 90
Complacency, xi–xii
Compromise, 133
Congress
and bipartisanship, corporate blockage of, 50–53
and corporate campaign contributions, 179 (see also Campaign contributions)
and Democrats and Republicans, and corporate influence, 18–21
and legislation, 43–44
and legislation, obstacles to, 44–46
and legislation, passage of, 53–55
Republican, inflexibility of, 178–179
See also specific members
Conservatism
distortion of meaning of, 169
See also Conservatives
Conservatism Revisited (Viereck), 29, 111
“The Conservative Case for a Wealth Tax” (McKinnon), 32
Conservative label, 5–6, 8
voters’ definitions of, 35–36, 37
See also Labels, political
The Conservative Mind (Kirk), 29
Conservatives
and authorities, contemporary versus past, 28–30 (see also specific conservative authorities)
and common ground, 161–165
contemporary, division among, 30–35
contemporary, versus decentralists and agrarians, 143–149
and convergence, obstacles to, 121–131
versus corporate globalization, 174–177
corporate versus old-line, 6
and corporatism, 172
and corporatists, 14, 15
division among, 170–171
versus neoconservatives, 174–177
and nomenclature, 30–31, 32
and philosophers, mischaracterization of, 23–24 (see also specific authorities, philosophers, etc.)
political beliefs of, 13–14
principled, 173–174
principled, versus corporatists, separation of, 178–180
weaknesses of, 172–173
See also Conservatism; Neoconservatives; Populist conservatives
Control, versus property ownership/rights, 144–145, 154
Convergence, x–xi
and common ground, 161–165
example of derailment of, 58–60
example of unsuccessful, 55–57
example of unsuccessful, solutions to, 57–58
experience with, and stimulation of depth of humanity and sense of justice, 69
how to think about, 66–69
and identification of point at which takeoff occurs, 68
obstacles to, 5
obstacles to, and conservatives, 121–131
obstacles to, and liberals, 132–133
obstacles to, overcoming, 133–134
of populist conservatives, liberals, and progressives, 177–178
and procedural agreements, examples of, 60–63
procedural and substantive, 66–67
and proposed redirections and reforms through action, 65–69
Convergent institutions, 66, 119
Convergers, fate of, 131–132
Cooperative-style ownership, 143, 147, 158
Cooperatives, 142
Corporate agenda, 9
Corporate bailouts, 5, 73–74. See also Wall Street: bailout
Corporate Crime Reporter, 101
Corporate crime/criminals, 66, 100–102, 155, 157–159
Corporate globalization, 86, 174–177
Corporate immunity, 154–155, 158
Corporate impunity, and financial crisis, 2008–2009, 155–157
Corporate lobbies, 179–180
and conservative label, 6
Corporate managed trade, 7. See also Free trade
Corporate patriotism, 175
Corporate personhood, 31, 66, 96–98, 144, 145, 146
Corporate privilege, 154–155
Corporate socialism, 49
Corporate state, 7, 15, 25, 34, 49, 140, 148
Corporate Subsidy Reform Commission Act, 52
Corporate supremacy doctrine, 6
Corporate welfare, 13, 46–50, 52, 65, 73–74, 124, 127–128, 134, 169
Corporate/statism, 6–7
Corporations
and congressional bipartisanship, blockage of, 50–53
and Democrats and Republicans, and corporate influence, 18–21
versus government, 127–129
Left-Right flexibility of, 8–9
and liberal programs, exploitation of, 8–9
and opportunism, 8–9
Corporations Are Not People (Clements), 97
Corporatists/corporatism
and conservatives, 14, 15, 172
dangers of, 6–7
and liberals, 172
versus the principled, separation of, 178–180
and Republican Party, 12–13
Cosmic Constitutional Theory: Why Americans Are Losing Their Inalienable Right to Self-Governance (Wilkinson), 32
The Costs of War, 27
Coughlin, Father Charles, 140
Council for a Competitive Economy, 2
Council of Economic Advisers, 103
Council on Responsible Genetics, 105, 106
Coyle, David Cushman, 141–142
“The Fallacy of Mass Production,” 141–142
Crane, Ed, 127–128, 129, 1
33–134
Crime/criminals. See Corporate crime/criminals
Criminal justice system, 107–110
Cronkite, Walter, 190, 191
Crony capitalism, 9, 47, 63, 143, 183
DARPA. See Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Dean, Howard, 72
Debate, 67, 190
Debs, Eugene, 167
Decentralists, 139–143, 158, 159
abilities of, 151–152
versus contemporary conservatives, 143–149
limitations of, 149–151
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), 89
Deferred prosecution, 101
Democracy, 81. See also Direct democracy
Democratic National Convention (Chicago, 1968), 191
Diamond v. Chakrabarty, 105
Digital Due Process, 90
Direct democracy, 66, 83–85
Direct ownership, versus stock ownership, 142
Divide and rule strategy, xi, 40–41
Dobbs, Lou, 100
Donaldson, William, 105
Donor disclosure, 43–44
Drug Policy Alliance Honorary Board, 109
Drugs, war on, 66, 107–110
Duke, Mike, 16
Durbin, Richard, 79
Durnil, Gordon, 173
The Making of a Conservative Environmentalist, 173
Earth Day, 112, 113
Economic Policy Institute, 167, 183
Economist, 109
Eisenhower, Dwight, 9, 51, 177
Eisinger, Jesse, 155–156, 157
“As Banking Titans Reflect on Errors, Few Pay Any Price,” 156
Election 1992, New Hampshire primary, x
Electoral process, 66, 86–88, 153–154
“Electronic child molesters,” 11
Electronic Frontier Foundation, 90
Elementary school education, and divide and rule strategy, 41
Eminent domain, 62–63
Encyclopedia of American Conservatism, 26
Enterprises, community-rooted, 85–86
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 110, 113
Environmentalism, 110–116, 173–174
EPA. See Environmental Protection Agency
Erickson, Stephen, 183
Europe, 77, 86
European Commission, 77
European Common Market, 119
Executive overreach of power, 58–60
Experience, in public advocacy, 192–193
Export-Import Bank, 44
Exxon/Mobil, 77
FDR. See Roosevelt, Franklin D.
Factual realities, 16
Fair play, 17
“The Fallacy of Mass Production” (Coyle), 141–142
False Claims Act, 3
False Claims Amendment Act, 3–4
Fannie Mae, 103, 127, 128
Farmers/farming
and charters, prohibition on, 147
and cooperative-style ownership, 143, 147
and decentralists and agrarians, 140, 141, 142, 143
and farmer protection, 10–11
and land ownership, 142
Fascism, 7, 168
Faux, Jeff, 167–168, 183
FBI. See Federal Bureau of Investigation
FCC. See Federal Communications Commission
FDA. See Food and Drug Administration
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), 90
Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 50
Federal contracts, full text of, 20–21
Federal Election Commission, 87
Federal Reserve, 77, 127, 129, 175
and expansion of power, 5
Federal study commissions, 52
Federated Department Stores, 175
Fein, Bruce, 5, 131–132
Feingold, Russ, 44
Feith, Douglas, 131
Financial crisis, 2008–2009, 101, 103, 128, 148–149
and corporate crime/criminals, 158–159
and corporate impunity, 155–157
Financial resources, 69, 181–187, 192
Financial transaction tax, 77
Fisher, Mary Shattuck, 150
Fisher, Richard W., 79
Focus on the Family, 96
Food and Drug Administration (FDA), 94
Food stamp program, 8
Ford, Glen, 55–56
Ford, Henry, 145
Ford Motor Company, 54
Foundations Family Counseling, 96
France, 4
Frank, Barney, 50
Fraud against the public treasury, 3–4
Freddie Mac, 103, 127, 128
Free and Equal, 88
Free trade, 7, 174–176. See also Free-trade agreements
Free-trade agreements, 66, 93–95
and sovereignty, 5, 19, 61
See also Free trade; North American Free Trade Agreement; World Trade Organization
Freedom, 17
Freedom of Information acts, 67
Friedman, Milton, 107, 162, 163, 170
Friedman, Thomas, 175
Galbraith, John Kenneth, 189
GAO. See Government Accountability Office
Gardner, Howard, 39
Changing Minds, 39, 186
Gasoline tax, 78
Gates, Bill, Jr., 181
Gates, Jeff, 102
General Dynamics, 72
General Motors, 54, 62, 122, 145
General Services Administration (GSA), 53–55
Generic drugs, 74
Genetic discrimination by health insurers, 10
George, Henry, 167
George III, 81
Gerberding, Julie L., 116–117
Gerson, Michael, 30
Gibbs, Lois, 113–114
Gingrich, Newt, 48
Glass-Steagall Act, 156, 157
Global trade. See Free trade
Global Trade Watch, 19, 94, 95
Global warming, 110–111, 114–115
Globalization, corporate. See Corporate globalization
Goals, vs. means, 68, 124–126
Goldman Sachs, 73, 176
Goldwater, Barry, 174
Goldwater, Barry, Jr., 115–116
Goodwyn, Lawrence, 153
Google, 90
Gorbachev, Mikhail, 171
Government, versus corporations, 127–129
Government Accountability Institute, 8
Government Accountability Office (GAO), 51, 71–72
Government procurement, efficiency in, 65, 74–75
Government regulation, 24, 154, 155
of wages, 145–146
Government spending, 32–33
Government surveillance, 89–90
Graham, Lindsay, 33
Grand Illusion: The Myth of Voter Choice in a Two-Party Tyranny (Amato), 87
Grassley, Chuck, 3, 4, 20–21, 52
Gravel, Mike, 85
Gray, John, 112–113
Great Depression, 139–140, 147–148, 149, 151, 168
Great Recession, 151
causes of, 127, 128
Greco, Michael, 58–59, 60
Greece, 86
The Greening of Conservative America (Bliese), 173
Greenspan, Alan, 175
Greider, William, 122
Grossman, Richard L., 97, 153
GSA. See General Services Administration
Hannity, Sean, 169
Hayden, Tom, 55–56
Hayek, Friedrich, 26, 27, 28–29, 101, 161–162
Head Start, 68
Healthcare, 66, 116–119
Hedge fund taxes, 21
Hemp, industrial, 4
Heritage Foundation, 31, 47, 48, 124, 134
High nag factor, 11
Hightower, Jim, 14
Holder, Eric, 109, 123
Hollings, Fritz, 18
Hoover, Herbert, 163
Hoover Institution, 122
The House I Live In (documentary), 110
How to Think Seriousl
y About the Planet (Scruton), 173–174
HP, 90
HUD, 127
Human Action (Mises), 26
Hungary, 168
Hutchinson, Asa, 108
Huxley, Aldous, 16, 182
Iacocca, Lee, 54
Ideology, 15
IMF. See International Monetary Fund
India, 175
Information Awareness Office, 89
Infrastructure, as convergence obstacle, 122–123
Inhofe, James, 111, 115
Institute for the Advancement of Convergence, 119
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, 2
International Monetary Fund (IMF), 7, 44
Internet, 160
“Invisible hand” metaphor, 24, 25, 28
Iraq War, 44, 59, 60, 71, 72, 92, 93, 123, 128, 178
It Is Dangerous to Be Right When the Government Is Wrong (Napolitano), 122–123
It’s Your Money (television program), 47
J. P. Morgan, 8
Jackson, Kentucky, 170
Jefferson, Thomas, 17
Job mobility, 123–124
Johnson, Lyndon, 185, 190
Joint Appeal against Human and Animal Patenting, 105–106
Joint Congressional Committee on Atomic Energy, 1
Joint stock company, 24–25
Jones, Walter, 45–46, 131
Jones Act, 50
JP Morgan Chase, 79
Justice Safety-Valve Act, 109–110
Kasich, John, 47–49
Kauffman, Bill, 55–56
Kelo v. City of New London, 63
Kerry, John, 20–21
Keynes, John Maynard, 14
Khyber Pass block strategy, 53
Kimbrell, Andrew, 105
Kirk, Russell, 26, 27, 29, 98, 112–113, 162, 171
The Conservative Mind, 29
Koupal, Ed, 83–84
Koupal, Joyce, 83–84
Kristof, Nicholas D., 169
Kucinich, Dennis, 34–35, 45–46, 130
Kyl, Jon, 52
Labels, political, 5–6, 8, 15–16, 35–37
and changing minds, difficulty of, 38–41
fixation on, problem with, 37–38
and Walmart workers, 16
Labor unions, 168–169
Land ownership, and farmers, 142. See also Property ownership/rights; under Farmers/farming
Lanier, Lyle H., 144, 145–146
“Big Business in the Property State,” 144
Laski, Harold, 167
Law enforcement, weak, 9
Leaders, 189–191
Leahy, Patrick, 52, 109
Legal services, for the poor, 134–136
Legal Services Corporation, 136
Levin, Carl, 52
Levitt, Arthur, 105
Liberal label
voters’ definitions of, 35, 36–37
See also Labels, political
Liberal programs, corporate exploitation of, 8–9. See also Social welfare/social welfare programs
Liberals
and convergence, obstacles to, 132–133
and corporatism, 172
political beliefs of, 13–14
populist conservatives, and progressives, convergence of, 177–178