The Once and Future Liberal: After Identity Politics
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The Once and Future Liberal: After Identity Politics

Audio CD – Unabridged, August 29, 2017

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$9.99
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HarperCollins Publishing and Blackstone Audio
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ISBN-13
978-1538499993
Dimensions
5.8 x 0.6 x 5.6 inches
Weight
4.8 ounces

Description

''Brief but brilliant book.'' --Fareed Zakaria''After the disaster of November 2016, a wreckage analysis is desperately needed. Mark Lilla offers a deep and provocative brief on what went wrong, and what liberals, moderates, and progressives might do about it.'' --Steven Pinker''Though it's a book written by a liberal Democrat for liberal Democrats, every conservative who cares about the future of American politics should read it… The Once And Future Liberal is a punchy, no-b.s. guide to how the Democrats can make the future their own… [A] must-read.'' -- The American Conservative

Features & Highlights

  • [Read by Charles Constant] Impassioned and timely, this superbly written polemic by Mark Lilla based on his viral
  • New York Times
  • article argues that focusing on identity has failed the democratic party and offers a road map for a new kind of politics.From one of the country's most admired political thinkers, an urgent wake-up call to American liberals to turn from the divisive politics of identity and develop a vision of our future that can persuade all citizens that they share a common destiny.

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A Sobering Call to Action for Liberals and Progressives

A particular argument in this book is that hyper-individualism, starting with the Reagan Revolution is now woven into the Democratic Party through identity politics and is severing the bonds of community that progressives and liberals used to successfully rebuild the US after the depression, win World War II, and fed the civil rights movement of the 1960s. The fascination of the political left with marches, rallies and protests diverts their attention away from the most important goal in politics - holding power in the bodies with power.

Given our entry into the silly season of primary politics for 2020, and after watching the debates it is clear no one in the Democratic Party leadership or the candidates campaigns have either read this book, or give any weight to its conclusions. The utter lack of unifying theme, doubling down on identity divisions, and total lack of action to field a bench of candidates at the municipal and state levels means a victory at the presidential level, however unlikely will not be supported by the states and lack enough support long-term to cement their agenda.

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