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Never Trump conservatives often hail the late 1980s and early 1990s as a great time for Reagan conservatism. President George H.W. Bush was voted out of office in 1992, when Democratic presidential nominee Bill Clinton successfully attacked him on the economy. But before the U.S. went into a recession, Bush enjoyed stellar approval ratings. And many Never Trumpers have said that he exemplified the type of dignity that Donald Trump lacks. In an interview for Mother Jones published on June 18, however, author John Ganz argues that the early 1990s saw a “right-wing populist revolt” that helped pa…

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