Edward Banfield and the neoconservative academics provided the heavy artillery that demolished the policy platforms of midcentury liberalism, while helping grant legitimacy to the wider conservative movement. A history deep dive from @joshuatait.bsky.social: https://www.thebulwark.com/p/edward-c-banfield-and-what-conservatism-used-to-mean-neoconservatism-government-project