An enlightening read recounting the struggles and battlegrounds between "The Religious Right" and rest of humanity. An artifact of a time when conservatives could achieve a moral high ground before being exposed as sexual hypocrites, drug addicts, and divorce-friendly rakehells. Non-issues like flag burning, abortion, and homosexuality are covered. Before Idaho senators and televangelists got caught with men and meth, the Cultural Conservative movement had moral integrity and some credibility. Now the movement is in shambles, akin to Britney's "shaved head and bare nethers" stage. Now that the bloated carcass of Jerry Falwell is being poked and rogered by tiny men in red devil outfits, we have nothing to worry about. Right? ( )

This book examines the rift between liberal and conservative America, focusing on how attitudes became so polarized. This work locates the origins of the divide in the years following Nixon when conservatives felt particularly isolated and abandoned. Abortion, gay rights, ERA were the hot buttons that rallied conservatives. ( )