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In Suburban Warriors: The Origins of the New American Right, Lisa McGirr explores the political climate of 1960s Orange County, California, analyzing how its white, middle-class residents galvanized around a conservative, Christian-centric identity in response to perceived government overreach and moral decline. She traces the rise of grassroots movements that fueled Barry Goldwater’s 1964 presidential campaign, underscoring the persistence and transformation of these conservative ideologies into the modern era.