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Lilla, M.

The Once and Future Liberal: after Identity Politics/ [by] Mark Lilla - London Hurst & Company c 2018 - 141 pages; 18 cm.

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction: The Abdication; I. Anti-Politics; II. Pseudo-Politics; III. Politics; Acknowledgments

For nearly forty years, Ronald Reagan's vision-small government, lower taxes, and self-reliant individualism-has remained America's dominant political ideology. The Democratic Party has offered no truly convincing competing vision. Instead, American liberalism has fallen under the spell of identity politics. Mark Lilla argues with acerbic wit that liberals, originally driven by a sincere desire to protect the most vulnerable Americans, have now unwittingly invested their energies in social movements rather than winning elections. This abandonment of political priorities has had dire consequences. But, with the Republican Party led by an unpredictable demagogue and in ideological disarray, Lilla believes liberals now have an opportunity to turn from the divisive politics of identity, and offer positive ideas for a shared future. A fiercely-argued, no-nonsense book, The Once and Future Liberal is essential reading for our momentous times.


ISBN: 9781849049955

Subjects--Topical Terms:
History
Liberalism
Liberalism United States History 20th century
Liberalism United States History 21st century
POLITICAL SCIENCE Essays
POLITICAL SCIENCE Government General
POLITICAL SCIENCE --National--Government
POLITICAL SCIENCE --Reference
Politics and government
United States
United States Politics and government 20th century
United States Politics and government 21st century

Dewey Class. No.: 320.510973 LIL