Description
Social justice is not justice-it is a dogma that divides society into identity groups and foments division, anger, and desire for vengeance.
Unfortunately, social justice has permeated America; and as it turns out, it is not a philosophy that appeals to the better angels of our nature. In practice, social justice is outright disdainful of the blind, unbiased justice toward which Western civilization has striven since its very beginning. Social justice advocates would argue that blind justice is a utopian objective, a myth clung to by naive children.
The social justice creed is shaping our every daily interaction. It influences how businesses structure themselves. It is altering how employers and employees interrelate. It has utterly transformed academia. It is remaking our politics with alarming swiftness. And there are consequences for those who transgress against the tenets of social justice and the self-appointed inquisitors who enforce its maxims.
In Unjust, Commentary Magazine associate editor Noah Rothman deconstructs today's out-of-control social justice movement and illustrates the lasting damage it has had on America's politics, culture, education system, and future.
About the Author
Noah Rothman is an Associate Editor of Commentary Magazine. He lives in New York City.
Reviews
"An elegant and thoughtful dismantling of perhaps the most dangerous ideology at work today. Modern social justice thinking tears away at our most cherished ideals and institutions. Noah Rothman has done a tremendous service in cutting through the sloganeering and getting to the heart of the matter-the elevation of crude identity politics at the expense of decency, merit, and truth." -- Ben Shapiro * Editor in Chief, Daily Wire *
"Reading Noah Rothman is like a workout for your brain, and this book also tugs at your heart. Noah calls upon all of us to remember our common identity first-we are Americans. He suggests we start acting like it." -- Dana Perino * Press Secretary to President George W. Bush *
"Noah Rothman makes it clear that Americans have just two choices before them. They can fulfill the beautiful principles that were outlined in the Declaration of Independence and were then extended by those who fought for the right to their 'promissory note,' or they can descend into grievance-mongering, identity politics, and sectarian strife." -- Charles C. W. Cooke * Editor, NationalReview.com *
"Identity politics is corrupting the American ideal of e pluribus unum. 'Out of many, one' has been replaced by 'from one into many.' In this robust endorsement of our nation's timeless founding principles, Noah Rothman says the things that need to be said but that too few people have the courage to say." -- James Kirchick * author of The End of Europe: Dictators, Demagogues and the Coming Dark Age *
"Noah Rothman examines a movement more focused on political retribution than the search for justice, explaining with great insight how has poisoned our politics, coarsened our culture, and turned us into a nation of victims." -- Joe Scarborough * host of MSNBC's Morning Joe *
"Noah Rothman's pointed, eloquent, powerful, and necessary Unjust marks the distinguished beginning of a what will surely be a remarkable career as an author of books." -- John Podhoretz * Editor, Commentary *
"Noah Rothman's first book (of many, I hope) shows how social justice ideologues, left and right, are rejecting the uniquely anti-tribal nature of the American experiment that has allowed us to rise above the tit-for-tat tribal temptation that has marked-and wrecked-so many past civilizations." -- Jonah Goldberg
Book Information
ISBN 9781621577928
Author Noah Rothman
Format Hardback
Page Count 256
Imprint Regnery Publishing Inc
Publisher Regnery Publishing Inc
Weight(grams) 479g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 28mm
Unfortunately, social justice has permeated America; and as it turns out, it is not a philosophy that appeals to the better angels of our nature. In practice, social justice is outright disdainful of the blind, unbiased justice toward which Western civilization has striven since its very beginning. Social justice advocates would argue that blind justice is a utopian objective, a myth clung to by naive children.
The social justice creed is shaping our every daily interaction. It influences how businesses structure themselves. It is altering how employers and employees interrelate. It has utterly transformed academia. It is remaking our politics with alarming swiftness. And there are consequences for those who transgress against the tenets of social justice and the self-appointed inquisitors who enforce its maxims.
In Unjust, Commentary Magazine associate editor Noah Rothman deconstructs today's out-of-control social justice movement and illustrates the lasting damage it has had on America's politics, culture, education system, and future.
About the Author
Noah Rothman is an Associate Editor of Commentary Magazine. He lives in New York City.
Reviews
"An elegant and thoughtful dismantling of perhaps the most dangerous ideology at work today. Modern social justice thinking tears away at our most cherished ideals and institutions. Noah Rothman has done a tremendous service in cutting through the sloganeering and getting to the heart of the matter-the elevation of crude identity politics at the expense of decency, merit, and truth." -- Ben Shapiro * Editor in Chief, Daily Wire *
"Reading Noah Rothman is like a workout for your brain, and this book also tugs at your heart. Noah calls upon all of us to remember our common identity first-we are Americans. He suggests we start acting like it." -- Dana Perino * Press Secretary to President George W. Bush *
"Noah Rothman makes it clear that Americans have just two choices before them. They can fulfill the beautiful principles that were outlined in the Declaration of Independence and were then extended by those who fought for the right to their 'promissory note,' or they can descend into grievance-mongering, identity politics, and sectarian strife." -- Charles C. W. Cooke * Editor, NationalReview.com *
"Identity politics is corrupting the American ideal of e pluribus unum. 'Out of many, one' has been replaced by 'from one into many.' In this robust endorsement of our nation's timeless founding principles, Noah Rothman says the things that need to be said but that too few people have the courage to say." -- James Kirchick * author of The End of Europe: Dictators, Demagogues and the Coming Dark Age *
"Noah Rothman examines a movement more focused on political retribution than the search for justice, explaining with great insight how has poisoned our politics, coarsened our culture, and turned us into a nation of victims." -- Joe Scarborough * host of MSNBC's Morning Joe *
"Noah Rothman's pointed, eloquent, powerful, and necessary Unjust marks the distinguished beginning of a what will surely be a remarkable career as an author of books." -- John Podhoretz * Editor, Commentary *
"Noah Rothman's first book (of many, I hope) shows how social justice ideologues, left and right, are rejecting the uniquely anti-tribal nature of the American experiment that has allowed us to rise above the tit-for-tat tribal temptation that has marked-and wrecked-so many past civilizations." -- Jonah Goldberg
Book Information
ISBN 9781621577928
Author Noah Rothman
Format Hardback
Page Count 256
Imprint Regnery Publishing Inc
Publisher Regnery Publishing Inc
Weight(grams) 479g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 28mm
