{"product_id":"the-decadent-society-america-before-and-after-the-pandemic-paperback","title":"The Decadent Society: America Before and After the Pandemic - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRoss Douthat\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e columnist and bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBad Religion\u003c\/i\u003e, a powerful portrait of how our wealthy, successful society has passed into an age of gridlock, stalemate, public failure and private despair. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe era of the coronavirus has tested America, and our leaders and institutions have conspicuously failed. That failure shouldn't be surprising: Beneath social-media frenzy and reality-television politics, our era's deep truths are elite incompetence, cultural exhaustion, and the flight from reality into fantasy. Casting a cold eye on these trends, \u003ci\u003eThe Decadent Society\u003c\/i\u003e explains what happens when a powerful society ceases advancing--how the combination of wealth and technological proficiency with economic stagnation, political stalemate, and demographic decline creates a unique civilizational crisis. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRanging from the futility of our ideological debates to the repetitions of our pop culture, from the decline of sex and childbearing to the escapism of drug use, Ross Douthat argues that our age is defined by disappointment--by the feeling that all the frontiers are closed, that the paths forward lead only to the grave. Correcting both optimism and despair, Douthat provides an enlightening explanation of how we got here, how long our frustrations might last, and how, in renaissance or catastrophe, our decadence might ultimately end.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRoss Douthat is a columnist for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eop-ed page. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eTo Change the Church\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBad Religion\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePrivilege\u003c\/i\u003e, and coauthor of \u003ci\u003eGrand New Party\u003c\/i\u003e. Before joining the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, he was a senior editor for the \u003ci\u003eAtlantic\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the film critic for \u003ci\u003eNational Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and he cohosts the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e's weekly op-ed podcast, \u003ci\u003eThe Argument\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in New Haven with his wife and four children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 16, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978517479725,"sku":"9781476785257","price":18.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/amxLdk8ycjU1TWVJZFlXTUk5R1U0QT09.webp?v=1775805593","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-decadent-society-america-before-and-after-the-pandemic-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}