A COSMOPOLITAN LAWYER: JUST SOME READINGS I HAVE ENJOYED LATELY

First, this blog replaces my previous blog, thecosmoplitanlawyerblogspot.com . Second, unlike that earlier blog, the present one is primarily meant as a record of my readings. It is not meant to suggest that others will be or should be interested in what I read. And third, in a sense, it is a public diary of one who is an alien in his own American culture. A person who feels at home just about anywhere, except in his birthplace . . . America.

Tuesday, September 19, 2017

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: THE "BELIEVE-WHATEVER-YOU-WANT' SOCIETY. UGH!

Kurt Andersen, Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire, A 500-Year History (New York: Random House, 2017) (From the book jacket: "In this sweeping, eloquent history of America, one of our sharpest observers, Kurt Andersen, demonstrates that what's happening inner country today--this stage, post-truth, 'fake news' moment we're all living through--is not something entirely new, but rather the ultimate expression of our national character and path, America was founded by wishful dreams, magical thinkers, and true believers, by impresarios and their audience, by hucksters and their suckers. Believe-whatever-you-want fantasy is deeply embedded in our DNA.").