American Individualism: How a New Generation of Conservatives Can Save the Republican Party

Fox News political commentator Hoover is the great-granddaughter of Herbert Hoover, and this book is an attempt either to vindicate his presidency or to re-establish the conservative mores that served the 1930s. Her complete devotion to her grandfather is evident in the fact that she uses the same title as his 1922 book. Either way, she repeats the same Republican mantras as we head into the same sort of depression that her grandfather's politics heralded, encouraging the policy of "no" as she tries to capture the votes of the "millennials." The former Bush (II) White House Staff member echoes the party lines about gay marriage, a decentralized federal government, the EPA, and illegal immigration. If you really want a picture of conservatism today, try a more informed read such as The Death of Conservatism by Sam Tanenhaus, which is not especially encouraging, but more informed. (July)