At War with Government: How Conservatives Weaponized Distrust from Goldwater to Trump

By: Douglas B. Harris

ISBN-13: 9780231195218
ISBN-10: 0231195214
Published date: 2021-08-03
Polling shows that since the 1950s Americans’ trust in government has fallen dramatically to historically low levels. The political scientists Amy Fried and Douglas B. Harris reveal that this trend is no accident–it is fueled by conservative elites who benefit from it.