If the 1980s were the decade during which the political heirs of Herbert Hoover began the process of systematically dismantling the New Deal, the 90s were the decade in which the political heirs of FDR offered the neo-liberal "Raw Deal" in its place.
And when it comes to foreign policy, the entire U.S. political establishment sings from the same hymnal: Imperialists-R-Us.
A Personal Note: In the mid-1990s, I was introduced to the writings of Edward Said and the field of Cultural Studies. It proved a watershed in my political education. But I had been prepared for that moment by reading Dr. King's "Beyond Vietnam" speech, Tolstoy's late writings on nonviolence and religion, and many formative experiences acquired during my undergraduate education, law school, and the practice of law (1980s-1990s).
