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- If liberal democracy is failing, who is to blame? To illiberal populists, it is the elites who are the villains: globalists, bureaucrats, journalists, intellectuals, politicians. In this spirited polemic, Nichols argues the reverse: it is ordinary citizens who are failing the test of democracy.
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Oct 12, 2021 · Read this review of Tom Nichols' new book "Our Own Worst Enemy" - and why writer Oliver Traldi disagrees with Nichols' idea of democracy.
That is the basic premise of Tom Nichols’ most recent book, Our Own Worst Enemy: The Assault from Within on Modern Democracy. The prosperity enjoyed by those living in Western nations, he argues, has produced complacent and isolated individuals, as well as led to a decline in civic virtue among the people in their respective countries.
Aug 23, 2021 · As Tom Nichols makes clear in Our Own Worst Enemy, we all are. Part lament over what we’ve become — an unserious, childish electorate that wants its lollipop and wants it now — and part plea to stop the bleeding before it’s too late, this short, conversational book feels like a well-intentioned lecture from Dad to stand up straight ...
Aug 19, 2021 · In Our Own Worst Enemy, Tom Nichols challenges the current depictions of the rise of illiberal and anti-democratic movements in the United States and elsewhere as the result of the deprivations of globalization or the malign decisions of elites.
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Jun 27, 2021 · Tom Nichols examines the current state and possible future of liberal democracy in Our Own Worst Enemy. In decades past, Nichols says, democratic nations had to protect themselves from external, physical threats. But countries around the world now face ideological threats from within.
Sep 30, 2023 · Trenchant, contrarian, and highly engaging, Our Own Worst Enemy reframes the debate about how democracies have ended up in this dire state of affairs and what to do about it.
