American Feud: A History of Conservatives and Liberals

Synopsis

This documentary fulfills a unique niche by taking a non-partisan, unbiased approach to the history of Liberalism and Conservatism in the United States. The film starts at the foundation of the country and continues though the 2006 election. Scholars, authors, historians and partisan activists are used not only to tell the history of each movement, but also to show how the meaning of each term has changed over time. Modern Conservatism is depicted as arising from opposition to Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal, becoming a national movement in the 1960's and reaching its apex with Ronald Reagan. Modern Liberalism has its roots in the progressive era of the 1890's becoming dominant with the New Deal, and losing influence with the perceived failures of the "Great Society programs" and Vietnam war policies of Lyndon Johnson.

Main Cast

Michael Barone

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

David Boaz

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Donna Brazile

Self

Age : 64 | Popularity : 3%

Mona Charen

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Noam Chomsky

Self (archive footage)

Age : 95 | Popularity : 3%

Lee Edwards

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Thomas Frank

Self

Age : 59 | Popularity : 3%

Michael Kazin

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Richard Riggs Hall
Department	Role	Name

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