“This powerful Rothbard quote, cited by journalist John Judis in his article, “William F. Buckley, Jr., The Consummate Conservative,” in the September 1981 edition of The Progressive, reveals one of the biggest secrets of the past 70 years — how after WWII and the birth of the National Security State in 1947, the Central Intelligence Agency created, fostered, and molded the synthetic ideological movement known as “Conservatism.” This subject is briefly outlined in my LRC articles, “How the CIA Bamboozled the Public For 70 Years,” and….
Source: “I’m Convinced That The Whole National Review Is A CIA Operation” – Murray Rothbard – LRC Blog