In Brink Lindsey's new book, The Age of Abundance: How Prosperity Transformed America's Politics and Culture, he argues that the unrivaled economic prosperity of the last century fused the old left/right political split into a generally libertarian consensus.
One interesting result: complacency became a consumer good. Check out his interview with Jon Stewart on The Daily Show.
Sunday, June 10, 2007
The Age of Abundance
Posted by Ben Asa Rast at 9:36 AM
Labels: Humor, Social Theory
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