Reviews
George Will, New York Times: “constantly stimulating … scintillating … Lindsey is an economic thinker who, like John Maynard Keynes, has a flair for lapidary summations.” (read full review here)
Ron Brownstein, Los Angeles Times: “brilliantly iconoclastic … fresh and provocative … his insights are frequently dazzling.” (read full review here)
Michael Barone, National Review: “bracing and refreshing … an optimistic view … And it’s a view that I think is mostly right.”
Times of London: “In his fine new book … Brink Lindsey argues persuasively that the most important cultural change of the postwar era was moving from scarcity to abundance.” (full review here)
Gregory Rodriguez, Los Angeles Times: “compelling … argues that the post-1960s collision between left and right has accidentally forged an ‘implicit libertarian consensus’ at the broad center of U.S. public opinion.” (full review here)
Philadelphia Inquirer: “It’s a fun read that tells history as it ought to be told, full of intriguing characters and unexpected connections and influences…. a remarkably coherent explanation of the present state of the culture.” (full review here)
Dallas Morning News: “a wise, revealing book combining the long sweep of history with a documentarian’s eye for detail” (read full review here)
Fred Siegel, City Journal: “an engaging argument that, probably better than any other, explains much of how we’ve arrived at our current pass … Lindsey has an eye for the telling detail.” (read full review here)
Globe and Mail (Toronto): “an original assessment of the political, economic and cultural confrontations of the past century, comprehensively exploring the confrontations of the past 50 years.” (read full review here)
Booklist (starred review): “breathtaking analysis … a dizzying look back over American economics, politics, and culture … Readers from a broad spectrum of beliefs will appreciate the breadth and ardor of Lindsey’s analysis, if not his conclusions.”
Kirkus: “provocative analysis … A thoughtful attempt to explain — and claim — the broad center in the middle of our political squabbling.”