The Powell Memo: A Blueprint for a Class War - Part 2

Part 2: The Blueprint and Its Legacy

A deep dive into the Powell Memo itself and its four-front strategy to combat what Powell saw as an “attack on the American free enterprise system.”

Discussion of the creation of organizations like the Heritage Foundation and ALEC.

How the memo’s strategies shaped lobbying, deregulation, and the modern political landscape.

Sources

https://www.helleniscope.com/2025/07/31/august-1971-the-day-a-french-warship-came-to-new-york-to-repatriate-french-gold/

https://wtfhappenedin1971.com/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_court_cases_involving_the_American_Civil_Liberties_Union

Michael Dukakis commercial on YouTube.com: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgRcQRmiEmk