Important political-cultural shifts are underway in the United States, as a new, neo-liberal hegemony is being constructed. What are these changes and what do they mean? I will attempt to answer these questions by examining the political culture surrounding social welfare. Under Clinton, a new national common sense is emerging in talk about 'welfare reform' and 'family policy' as these intersect with talk about 'taxes'. How is 'Clintonism' transforming the discursive space in which such…
