Too Dumb to Fail: How the GOP Betrayed the Reagan Revolution to Win Elections (and How It Can Reclaim Its Conservative Roots) Audiobook (Free)

From a leading voice among young conservatives, an impassioned argument that to stay relevant the Republican Party have to look beyond short-term electoral gains and re-commit to historic conservative values.

In 1963 Richard Hofstadter posted his landmark publication Anti-Intellectualism in American Lifestyle. Today, Matt Lewis argues, America’s inclination toward simpleness and stupidity can be stronger than ever, and its own greatest victim may be the Republican Party. Lewis, a respected traditional columnist and regular guest on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, eviscerates the phenomenon of candidates with a ‘no experience required’ mentality and tea party ‘patriots’ who possess bluster but few core beliefs.

Lewis traces the conservative movement’s origins, from Edmund Burke to William F. Buckley, and from Goldwater’s loss to Reagan’s landslide success. He shows visionary thinkers who known nuance and deep ideology and changed the course of the nation. Even as we approach the 2016 presidential election, Lewis comes with an immediate message for fellow conservatives: accept wisdom, humility, qualifications, and inclusion–or face extinction.