We are doomed
Subtitle: reclaiming conservative pessimism
By: by John Derbyshire.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Crown Forum
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 261
ISBN-13: 9780307409584
Subjects: Conservatism; Pessimism; United States -- Politics and government -- 21st century; United States -- Social conditions -- 21st century
Other titles: Reclaiming conservative pessimism
Description: Don't be seduced by all this nonsense about "the politics of hope": skepticism, pessimism, and suspicion of happy talk are the true characteristics of an authentically conservative temperament.
Table of contents: title: A call to pessimism; title: Diversity: nothing to celebrate; title: Politics: show business for ugly people; title: Culture: pooped out; title: Sex: surplus to requirements; title: Education: Yale or jail; title: Human nature: ask your aunt; title: Religion: what shall we do to be saved?; title: War: invading the world; title: Immigration: inviting the world; title: Foreigners: inspecting the world; title: The economy: in hock to the world; title: The audacity of hopelessness.