Monday, July 09, 2012

Taking a closer look …

 sp!ked review of books | Re-opening the American mind. (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)


If you view The Closing of the American Mindthrough the prism of the culture wars, as most on the left and right still do, you miss what’s vital and distinct about it. That perspective also makes the book appear to be mainly an artifact of its era, and not a work of more lasting value. Twenty-five years on, it’s time to rescue Bloom from the partisans.

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