Inspired by the work of Psychologist Erich Fromm, who asserted that the fear of freedom propels anxiety-ridden people into authoritarian settings, Blumenthal explains in a compelling narrative how a culture of personal crises has defined the radical right, transforming the Republican Party for the next generation and setting the stage for the future of American politics.
Reviews
New Yorker...
"Republican Gomorrah is an irresistible combination of anthropology and psychopathology that exerts the queasy fascination of (let's face it) something very like pornography."
About the Author
MAX BLUMENTHAL is one of the most constantly cited young liberal journalists in America. He is a correspondent for the Daily Beast, a research fellow for Media Matters, and a Puffin writing fellow for the Nation Institute. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.
