Thanks for this. The mention of compatibility between conservatism and neoliberalism is interesting. The UK Conservative party historically aligned with a more "mercantilist" economics. This sometimes stood in opposition to free market ideology; for example the Corn Laws divided the party, and there was strong support for tarrifs well into the 1900s. But Thatcher instituted a shift very similar to Reagan's, and by the 1990s everyone was a neoliberal.
