“This is a thorough and thoughtful revision of what it meant to be ‘conservative’ in twentieth-century America,” Rick Perlstein, author of Reaganland
“Far-Right Vanguard is essential reading,” Nicole Hemmer, author of Messengers of the Right
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About the author
John S. Huntington is a history professor at Houston Community College.
He earned his Ph.D. in History from the University of Houston in 2016, and earned a B.A. and M.A. in History from Texas Tech University in 2009 and 2006, respectively. His research on American politics has been published in academic journals, such as the Western Historical Quarterly and Radical Americas, and in popular outlets like Politico and the Washington Post. When not teaching or writing, Dr. Huntington can be found traveling with his wife and doting on his dog.
He can be reached by sending an email to profjshuntington@gmail.com.
"It is well past time for a serious exploration of the roots of the far right, and in this deeply researched, thoughtful, and smartly argued book, John S. Huntington delivers it. The topic is, of course, extremely timely: the far right has more political power, and is receiving more journalistic attention, than at any time in recent memory, with consequences that will reverberate for decades to come. But apart from its timeliness, the subject is an essential component of the history of conservatism, one that not only needs more attention but needs to be put more explicitly in conversation with a historiography that focuses perhaps too much on 'respectable conservatism.' For these reasons, Far-Right Vanguard is essential reading."
Nicole Hemmer, author of Messengers of the Right: Conservative Media and the Transformation of American Politics
Other writings
Below you will find a few of Dr. Huntington’s writings on American history.
The Kennedy Speech that Stoked the Rise of the Christian Right
John S. Huntington
JFK defused anti-Catholic sentiment to win the White House. But he may have succeeded too well.
How Conservatives Learned to Love Big Government
John S. Huntington
The intoxicating appeal of strong government.
"The Voice of Many Hatreds:" Haley and Texas Ultraconservatism
John S. Huntington
J. Evetts Haley, a Texas cattleman and political activist, blazed a trail for segregationist Democrats to become Reagan Republicans.