Summary of Michiko Kakutani's The Death of Truth
By IRB Media
()
About this ebook
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview:
#1 There has always been a dark, irrational counter-theme in American history, and it has now reasserted itself with a vengeance. It is being fueled by heated exaggeration, suspiciousness, and conspiratorial fantasy.
#2 The modern right wing is fueled by a sense of grievance and dispossession, and they often mobilize by pointing out the changing demographics and social mores that make some white working class people feel increasingly marginalized.
#3 Trump’s presidency has been a reflection of his anti-Enlightenment principles. He has denied, diminished, or downplayed intelligence concerning Russian interference in the 2016 election. He spends as much as eight hours a day watching television, which reminds readers of Chauncey Gardiner, the TV-addicted gardener who becomes a celebrity and rising political star in Jerzy Kosinski’s 1970 novel Being There.
#4 The declining role of rational discourse and common sense in American politics began long before Trump took office. It was caused by an addiction to infotainment, the continued strength of religious fundamentalism, and a education system that did not teach students the logic behind their skills.
IRB Media
With IRB books, you can get the key takeaways and analysis of a book in 15 minutes. We read every chapter, identify the key takeaways and analyze them for your convenience.
Read more from Irb Media
Summary of Mark Wolynn's It Didn't Start with You Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Summary of Anna Lembke's Dopamine Nation Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Summary of David R. Hawkins's Letting Go Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Summary of Jessie Inchauspe's Glucose Revolution Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Summary of Dr. Mindy Pelz's The Menopause Reset Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Summary of Al Brooks's Trading Price Action Trends Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Summary of J.L. Collins's The Simple Path to Wealth Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Summary of Joe Dispenza's Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Untethered Soul by Michael A. Singer | Key Takeaways, Analysis & Review: The Journey Beyond Yourself Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Summary of Lindsay C. Gibson's Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Summary of Tiago Forte's Building a Second Brain Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Summary of James Nestor's Breath Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Summary of Clarissa Pinkola Estés's Women Who Run With the Wolves Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Summary of Erin Meyer's The Culture Map Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Summary of Mark Douglas' The Disciplined Trader™ Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Summary of Gino Wickman's Traction Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Summary of Ryan Daniel Moran's 12 Months to $1 Million Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Summary of Lindsay C. Gibson's Self-Care for Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Summary of Gabor Mate's When the Body Says No Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSummary of Dr. Julie Smith's Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Summary of Uma Naidoo's This Is Your Brain on Food Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Summary of Haemin Sunim's The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Summary of Thomas Erikson's Surrounded by Idiots Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Summary of Benjamin P. Hardy's Be Your Future Self Now Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Summary of Gordon Neufeld & Gabor Maté's Hold On to Your Kids Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Summary of Brendan Kane's One Million Followers Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSummary of Bronnie Ware's Top Five Regrets of the Dying Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Summary of Devon Price's Unmasking Autism Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Summary of Anna Coulling's A Complete Guide To Volume Price Analysis Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Related to Summary of Michiko Kakutani's The Death of Truth
Related ebooks
Summary of Jonathan Rauch's The Constitution of Knowledge Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSummary of Michael Malice's The New Right Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPolitical Conspiracies in America: A Reader Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5On 1984: Quotes for the Orwellian Future Happening Today Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Summary of Under the Eye of Power By Colin Dickey: How Fear of Secret Societies Shapes American Democracy Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDemocracy and Truth: A Short History Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSpeaking up and Speaking Out Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Virtues of Mendacity: On Lying in Politics Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsEnlightenment 2.0 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Real News: An Investigative Reporter Uncovers the Foundations of the Trump-Russia Conspiracy Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Special Victim Status, The Era Of Woke Journalism Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDemocracy's Think Tank: The Institute for Policy Studies and Progressive Foreign Policy Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDeep Diversity: A Compassionate, Scientific Approach to Achieving Racial Justice Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Populist Persuasion: An American History Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Reaction Formations: The Subject of Ethnonationalism Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWar Reporters Under Threat: The United States and Media Freedom Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsIn the Shadows of a Presidency Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Eclipse of Equality: Arguing America on <I>Meet the Press</I> Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDirt Ordinary Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSummary of Tom Butler-Bowdon's 50 Politics Classics Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSummary of Ken Wilber's Trump and a Post-Truth World Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSuch Little Accident: British Democracy and Its Enemies Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCONSPIRACIES AND HIDDEN AGENDAS: Unraveling the Truth Behind Conspiracy Theories Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Plot to Destroy Trump: The Deep State Conspiracy to Overthrow the President Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Conspiracies of Conspiracies: How Delusions Have Overrun America Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Enchanted America: How Intuition & Reason Divide Our Politics Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPolemical Judo: Memes for Our Political Knife-Fight Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Covert Sphere: Secrecy, Fiction, and the National Security State Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSummary of Christopher Simpson's Science of Coercion Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Social Science For You
A People's History of the United States Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Come As You Are: Revised and Updated: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Art of Witty Banter: Be Clever, Quick, & Magnetic Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Dumbing Us Down - 25th Anniversary Edition: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Close Encounters with Addiction Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5All About Love: New Visions Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Fourth Turning Is Here: What the Seasons of History Tell Us about How and When This Crisis Will End Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Men Explain Things to Me Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Denial of Death Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Like Switch: An Ex-FBI Agent's Guide to Influencing, Attracting, and Winning People Over Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Explain Everything About the World Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Just Mercy: a story of justice and redemption Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row (Oprah's Book Club Selection) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5You're Not Listening: What You're Missing and Why It Matters Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Lonely Dad Conversations Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5King, Warrior, Magician, Lover: Rediscovering the Archetypes of the Mature Masculine Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Human Condition Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for Summary of Michiko Kakutani's The Death of Truth
0 ratings0 reviews
Book preview
Summary of Michiko Kakutani's The Death of Truth - IRB Media
Insights on Michiko Kakutani's The Death of Truth
Contents
Insights from Chapter 1
Insights from Chapter 2
Insights from Chapter 3
Insights from Chapter 4
Insights from Chapter 5
Insights from Chapter 6
Insights from Chapter 7
Insights from Chapter 8
Insights from Chapter 9
Insights from Chapter 1
#1
There has always been a dark, irrational counter-theme in American history, and it has now reasserted itself with a vengeance. It is being fueled by heated exaggeration, suspiciousness, and conspiratorial fantasy.
#2
The modern right wing is fueled by a sense of grievance and dispossession, and they often mobilize by pointing out the changing demographics and social mores that make some white working class people feel