ABSTRACT
The return of conservatism was facilitated by the concurrent rise of a New Right that was a reaction to the civil rights and social freedoms that had been won by minorities, women, gays, and liberals. This chapter demonstrates the superiority of the theory over rival interpretations in a number of ways. It shows that the corporate community was fully ready and mobilized during 1960s, contrary to Edsall and Vogel, thereby eliminating one of alternative explanations. The chapter discusses alleged "defeats" of business that are chronicled by Edsall and Vogel, showing how minor most of them were, if they can be called defeats at all, and how social disruption and tight labor markets provide explanation for what happened than optimism about the economy and pressure from consumer groups. It also demonstrates that the same old conservative coalition was at the heart of the counterattack that is still stomping on all workers in the United States, thereby increasing class hatred and despair.
