Republican like me : how I left the liberal bubble and learned to love the right / Ken Stern.

Author/creator Stern, Ken, 1963- author.
Format Book
EditionFirst edition.
PublicationNew York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2017]
Copyright Date©2017
Descriptionvii, 295 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents The fellowship of the pig -- The party of God -- The basket of deplorables -- The grand coal party -- The party of science? -- The greatest society -- The party of the press -- The end and the beginning.
Abstract Ken Stern watched the increasing polarization of our country with growing concern. As a longtime partisan Democrat himself, he felt forced to acknowledge that his own views were too parochial, too absent of any exposure to the "other side." In fact, his urban neighborhood is so liberal, he couldn't find a single Republican--even by asking around. So for one year, he crossed the aisle to spend time listening, talking, and praying with Republicans of all stripes. With his mind open and his dial tuned to the right, he went to evangelical churches, shot a hog in Texas, stood in pit row at a NASCAR race, hung out at Tea Party meetings and sat in on Steve Bannon's radio show. He also read up on conservative wonkery and consulted with the smartest people the right has to offer. What happens when a liberal sets out to look at issues from a conservative perspective? Some of his dearly cherished assumptions about the right slipped away. Republican Like Me reveals what lead him to change his mind, and his view of an increasingly polarized America.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 253-283) and index.
ISBN0062460781 (hardcover)
ISBN9780062460783 (hardcover)
Standard identifier# 40022011245
Standard identifier# 99953085237

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Joyner General Stacks JC573.2 .U6 S747 2017 ✔ Available Place Hold