Analysis | A megaphone for Trumpism that preceded Trump's rise
Analysis | A megaphone for Trumpism that preceded Trump’s rise Updated: Updated: Limbaugh was a voice of ‘anti-establishment’ conservatism Share Article Limbaugh was a voice of ‘anti-establishment’ conservatism Limbaugh was a powerful voice for the conservative movement and a strident and rabid critique of liberalism and progressivism. His four-decade-old radio stint took a turn towards hardline political commentary in the late 1980s after the Reagan administration revoked the Fairness Doctrine, a decision that opened the floodgates for unbalanced opinion on controversial issues on...