These essays were written in the administration of Barrack Obama. They show a Republican Party that had been radicalized by the Tea Party movement, the Federalists, the NRA, and a web of think tanks and policy groups. Fundamentalists had their own influential groups that also worked with the Conservative web. It became clear that there was a concerted effort to put forth a firm agenda for the way Conservatives planned to steer the government into the future. We came to know these agenda items as "talking points." It also became clear that Republicans were looking for members who would lead aggressively and who would not put too fine a point on civility. The groundwork of this agenda was laid out before Obama won, but the obstructionism and the racism, the voter suppression, and the reactionary attitudes towards women and immigrants became Republican strategy and this strategy is still in use today. Conservatives seem dedicated to winning a final battle with liberalism. As you read these essays you can watch this campaign unfold.