James M. Lindsay

American diplomacy is in shambles, but beneath the daily chaos is an erosion of the postwar order that is even more dangerous. America emerged from the catastrophe of World War II convinced that global engagement and leadership were essential to prevent another global conflict and further economic devastation. That choice was not inevitable, but its success proved monumental. It brought decades of great power peace, underpinned the rise in global prosperity, and defined what it meant to be an American in the eyes of the rest of the world for generations. It was an historic achievement. Now, America has abdicated this vital leadership role. The Empty Throne is an inside portrait of the greatest lurch in US foreign policy since the decision to retreat back into Fortress America after World War I. The whipsawing of US policy has upended all that America's postwar leadership created-strong security alliances, free and open markets, an unquestioned commitment to democracy and human rights. Impulsive, theatrical, ill-informed, backward-looking, bullying, and reckless are the qualities that the American president brings to the table, when he shows up at all. The world has had to absorb the spectacle of an America unmaking the world it made, and the consequences will be with us for years to come.

American diplomacy is in shambles, but beneath the daily chaos is an erosion of the postwar order that is even more dangerous. America emerged from the catastrophe of World War II convinced that global engagement and leadership were essential to prevent another global conflict and further economic devastation. That choice was not inevitable, but its success proved monumental. It brought decades of great power peace, underpinned the rise in global prosperity, and defined what it meant to be an American in the eyes of the rest of the world for generations. It was an historic achievement. Now, America has abdicated this vital leadership role. The Empty Throne is an inside portrait of the greatest lurch in US foreign policy since the decision to retreat back into Fortress America after World War I. The whipsawing of US policy has upended all that Americas postwar leadership created-strong security alliances, free and open markets, an unquestioned commitment to democracy and human rights. Impulsive, theatrical, ill-informed, backward-looking, bullying, and reckless are the qualities that the American president brings to the table, when he shows up at all. The world has had to absorb the spectacle of an America unmaking the world it made, and the consequences will be with us for years to come.

¿Ha oído que el lenguaje es violencia y que la ciencia es sexista, o que estar obeso es saludable, o que no existe el sexo biológico, o que solo las personas blancas pueden ser racistas? ¿Se pregunta como esas ideas han conseguido tan rapidamente poner en entredicho la propia logica de la sociedad occidental? El presente libro, traducido a mas de quince lenguas, documenta la evolucion del dogma que subyace a esos postulados, desde sus origenes en el posmodernismo frances. Hoy, este dogma es reconocible tanto por sus efectos -la cultura de la cancelacion y las campañas de acoso en redes sociales- como por sus axiomas, que con demasiada frecuencia son considerados indiscutibles por los medios de comunicacion. Helen Pluckrose y James Lindsay desmontan este entramado teorico que sustenta el activismo radical, cuya deriva autoritaria representa una amenaza no solo para la democracia liberal, sino tambien para la modernidad misma.

Como a academia e o ativismo tornam raça, gênero e identidade o centro de tudo e por que isso prejudica todos.Você já ouviu falar que a ciência é sexista? Ou que certas pessoas não devem praticar iog

¿Ha oído que el lenguaje es violencia y que la ciencia es sexista, o que estar obeso es saludable, o que no existe el sexo biológico, o que solo las personas blancas pueden ser racistas? ¿Se pregunta como esas ideas han conseguido tan rapidamente poner en entredicho la propia logica de la sociedad occidental? El presente libro, traducido a mas de quince lenguas, documenta la evolucion del dogma que subyace a esos postulados, desde sus origenes en el posmodernismo frances. Hoy, este dogma es reconocible tanto por sus efectos -la cultura de la cancelacion y las campañas de acoso en redes sociales- como por sus axiomas, que con demasiada frecuencia son considerados indiscutibles por los medios de comunicacion. Helen Pluckrose y James Lindsay desmontan este entramado teorico que sustenta el activismo radical, cuya deriva autoritaria representa una amenaza no solo para la democracia liberal, sino tambien para la modernidad misma.

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BOOK OF THE YEAR in The Times, the Sunday Times and the Financial TimesHave you heard that language is violence and that science is sexist? Or been told that being obese is healthy, that there is no such thing as biological sex, or that only white people can be racist? Are you confused by these ideas, and do you wonder how they have managed so quickly to challenge the very logic of Western society?Helen Pluckrose and James Lindsay document the evolution of the dogma behind these ideas, from its origins in French postmodernism to its refinement within activist academic fields. Today this dogma is recognisable as much by its effects, such as cancel culture and social-media pile-ons, as by its assertions, which are all too often taken as read: knowledge is a social construct; science and reason are tools of oppression; all human interactions are sites of oppressive power play; and language is dangerous. As they warn, the unchecked proliferation of these beliefs present a threat to liberal democracy.