Contents
List of Figures
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Conservative Populism and the Possibilities of “the People”
1. The Great Communicator against the Great Society: Ronald Reagan’s “A Time for Choosing”
2. It’s Morning in America: Populism in Ronald Reagan’s 1984 Campaign
3. Nothing to See Here: The Year of the Angry White Man
4. “The Real Silent Majority”: Rick Santelli and the Populist Paradox That Birthed the Tea Party
5. Freedom at the Edge of Annihilation: Racial Fungibility in Tea Party Vernaculars
6. Donald Trump, White Masculinity, and the Challenge to Populism
Conclusion: “The Doomsday Machine Is Terrifying. It’s Simple to Understand”
Notes
Works Cited
Index