The term has been around since the 19th century, but in its current form it was popularised by that old fascist hatemonger Pat Buchanan during his run for President in the early '90s. That alone is enough to retire it, although the corporate media adores it.
It’s the current state of American conservatism – dominated as it is by Libertarianism, Xtianism, fascism, and bigotry – that keeps us as a society from having nice things.
