In “The Unwinding,” George Packer took a wide-angled look at this country’s institutions and mores and was appalled by what he found. In The New York Times Book Review, Jason DeParle wrote: “A distinguished Berkeley sociologist, Hochschild is a woman of the left, but her mission is empathy, not polemics. by Thomas Frank (Metropolitan Books/Henry Holt & Company)Advertisement Continue reading the main storyIn The New York Times Book Review back in April, Beverly Gage wrote: “Liberals may be experiencing mixed emotions these days. At the same time, many liberals have expressed a grim satisfaction in watching the Republican Party tear itself apart. “Government assistance is said to undermine the American dream,” she writes, adding: “Wait.

Source: New York Times November 09, 2016 19:30 UTC