Friday, June 2, 2017

Reading List – Populism, et al



Reading List – Populism, et al

I’ve been attempting to get a grip on where our society stands in light of the recent trends both in the U.S. and Europe toward populism, and away from identity politics.  Some reading that I’ve done recently in this vein is as follows with review references.

A consistent trend in society over the past 50 years has been the cult of “me”, the rush toward secularism and the move away from traditional values.  This has been exacerbated by the information revolution of the last 30 odd years.


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FUTURE READING



“American Covenant: A History of Civil Religion from the Puritans to the Present”, Philip Gorski  https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/21/opinion/the-unifying-american-story.html

“Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right”, Arlie Russell Hochschild  https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/25/books/review/strangers-in-their-own-land-arlie-russell-hochschild.html?_r=0

“The Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life”, Richard J. Herrnstein, Charles Murray https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bell_Curve





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