Lewis had very little to do with that. He was a Protestant Irishman who found a home in England. His main connection to the USA is his wife who was from a very

Lewis had very little to do with that. He was a Protestant Irishman who found a home in England. His main connection to the USA is his wife who was from a very left wing background when she was younger, pretty much Communist in fact. I don't think Lewis would have had much truck with either of the two main political currents in the States. He was conservative (small "c") himself but not in much like the American sense.