The Code Breaker – Book Review
I’ve been posting book reviews on the themes of egalitarianism, common good, and restorative justice since 2014. Click on the … Continue reading The Code Breaker – Book Review
Tag: Inequality
Grace Versus Merit
I’ve been posting book reviews on the themes of egalitarianism, common good, and restorative justice since 2014. Click on the … Continue reading Grace Versus Merit
The Tyranny of Merit – Book Review
I’ve been posting book reviews on the themes of egalitarianism, common good, and restorative justice since 2014. Click on the … Continue reading The Tyranny of Merit – Book Review
Misrule, Inequality, and the Strangest Christmas Ever
This recent Christmas season we, perhaps like you, decorated our tree and strung up our lights earlier than usual. We … Continue reading Misrule, Inequality, and the Strangest Christmas Ever
The Lore of American Exceptionalism
Jorge Castañeda’s new book, America Through Foreign Eyes (Oxford, 2020), invites readers to consider the lore of American Exceptionalism. What … Continue reading The Lore of American Exceptionalism
Would President Trump Have Been a Slaveholder?
This question – posed with the assumption that Trump had lived in pre-Civil War America – is much easier to … Continue reading Would President Trump Have Been a Slaveholder?
Confederate Monuments and Inequality
One-hundred years ago, economic and social inequalities dominated in America. The Gilded Age (1870-1900) of John Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie … Continue reading Confederate Monuments and Inequality
Just Mercy – Book Review
Originally written February 1, 2017. Read the book, or see the recently released movie of the same name based on … Continue reading Just Mercy – Book Review
Winners Take All – Book Review
Anand Giridharadas’s Winners Take All details – in a phrase that reworks the book’s subtitle – the charade of well-meaning … Continue reading Winners Take All – Book Review
T. Carlos Anderson 