The 80s and 90s  Injection of religion into politics – “Family Values”  Veneration of the free market – manifesting into deregulation, outsourcing, trickle-down economics, beginning of end for union power  Invigorated anti-communism rhetoric – coupled with a surprise turn of events resulting in dramatic decrease of Cold War tensions

Pat Robinson “Dynasty”

President Ronald Reagan

President George H. W. Bush

President Bill Clinton

PNAC: Neo-Conservative Think-Tank started in 1997 The Project for the New American Century is a non-profit educational organization dedicated to a few fundamental propositions: that American leadership is good both for America and for the world; and that such leadership requires military strength, diplomatic energy and commitment to moral principle. The Project for the New American Century intends, through issue briefs, research papers, advocacy journalism, conferences, and seminars, to explain what American world leadership entails. It will also strive to rally support for a vigorous and principled policy of American international involvement and to stimulate useful public debate on foreign and defense policy and America's role in the world. William Kristol, Chairman Elliott Abrams Gary Bauer William J. Bennett Jeb Bush Dick Cheney Eliot A.Cohen Midge Decter Paula Dobriansky Steve Forbes Aaron Friedberg Francis Fukuyama Frank Gaffney Fred C. Ikle Donald Kagan Zalmay Khalilzad Lewis Libby Norman Podhoretz Dan Quayle Peter Rodman Stephen P. Rosen Henry S. Rowen Donald Rumsfeld Vin Weber George Weigel Paul Wolfowitz

President George Bush

President Barack Obama Too soon to tell ???

Americans Workers in Wisconsin

Occupy Wall Street Movement, Sept. 17, 2011;Chanting, “We are the 99%”

“Occupy Everywhere” in 82 countries and 100,000 cities by Oct. 15, 2011

Thinking about Final: Cover WWII to the Present  American Ideals  Individual Freedom  Justice  Equality  Privacy  One person-one vote  Commitment to free- market Capitalism  Self-determination (independence movements)  American Actions  Compare these values or ideals to key events, laws, movements, wars, etc. in 20th/21st c. US history.  When or why did we abandon those ideals (i.e., for national security, economic crisis, political expediency)? Did we return to the ideals once the crisis was averted? Think about: Then consider and compare our Actions: