The Spirit of Disobedience: Resisting the Charms of Fake Politics, Mindless Consumption, and the Culture of Total Work
Curtis White has given us a brave and necessary corrective to some basic tenets of left/liberal ideology. This fine new book reminds us that the spirit of disobedience, rightly understood, is the very spirit of America. --Mark Crispin Miller, author of Fooled AgainA splendid book, distinguished by the clarity of its thought, the force of its argument, the eloquence of its expression. White brings a great light into the darkness that has descended upon the hope of a decent American future, and his book should be required reading for any citizen looking for a way out of the mess that we have made of both the Christian ethic and the democratic spirit. --Lewis Lapham, author of Pretensions to EmpireThose who call on America to behave like a Christian nation should be careful of what they wish for. As Curtis White shows us, with his usual penetrating analysis, this is hardly a goal compatible with conservative political practice, from foreign adventurism all the way down to Ten Commandments monuments on the courthouse lawn. --Thomas Frank, author of What s the Matter With Kansas?