I REALLY DON'T KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT MY OWN COUNTRY

In particular, this FB post by Rick Perlstein reminded me that I don't know much about the history of conservatism in America:

This photo shows that some conservatives have been against Social Security for over 40 years.

I also recently discovered that Baggers "constitutional conservatism" goes back at least to the journal Constitutional Review (1917-1929). Early contributors included Andrew Mellon, Charles C. Daws and William Howard Taft. Like the Baggers & Glenn Beck, the Review conflated Progressivism and Bolshevism. The Review was appalled at liberal attempts to constrain the judicial system, especially the so-called "Gateway Amendment" which would allow a mere majority vote to change the Constitution. (NOTE: I agree on this issue)  In addition, almost all forms of social legislation, such as the minimum wage and child welfare laws, were opposed in the name of the Free Market.

SOURCE: The Conservative Press in Twentieth-Century America, PP. 75-86