{"product_id":"we-are-doomed-reclaiming-conservative-pessimism-paperback","title":"We Are Doomed: Reclaiming Conservative Pessimism - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Derbyshire\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo his fellow conservatives, John Derbyshire makes a plea: Don't be seduced by this nonsense about \"the politics of hope.\" Skepticism, pessimism, and suspicion of happy talk are the true characteristics of an authentically conservative temperament. And from Hobbes and Burke through Lord Salisbury and Calvin Coolidge, up to Pat Buchanan and Mark Steyn in our own time, these beliefs have kept the human race from blindly chasing its utopian dreams right off a cliff. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRecently, though, various comforting yet fundamentally idiotic notions of political correctness and wishful thinking have taken root beyond the \"Kumbaya\"-singing, we're-all-one crowd. These ideas have now infected conservatives, the very people who really should know better. The Republican Party has been derailed by legions of fools and poseurs wearing smiley-face masks. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThink rescuing the economy by condemning our descendents to lives of spirit-crushing debt. Think nation-building abroad while we slowly disintegrate at home. Think education and No Child Left Behind. . . . But don't think about it too much, because if you do, you'll quickly come to the logical conclusion: We are doomed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNeed more convincing? Dwell on the cheerful promises of the diversity cult and the undeniable reality of the oncoming demographic disaster. Contemplate the feminization of everything, or take a good look at what passes for art these days. Witness the rise of culturism and the death of religion. Bow down before your new master, the federal apparatchik. Finally, ask yourself: How certain am I that the United States of America will survive, in any recognizable form, until, say, 2022? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA scathing, mordantly funny romp through today's dismal and dismaler political and cultural scene, \u003ci\u003eWe Are Doomed\u003c\/i\u003e provides a long-overdue dose of reality, revealing just how the GOP has been led astray in recent years-and showing that had conservatives held on to their fittingly pessimistic outlook, America's future would be far brighter. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLadies and gentlemen, it's time to embrace the Audacity of Hopelessness. \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJOHN DERBYSHIRE is a contributing editor for \u003ci\u003eNational Review\u003c\/i\u003e, where he writes a regular column. He also contributes regularly to National Review Online and writes frequently for a number of other publications, including the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eAmerican Conservative\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWashington Examiner\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eNew Criterion\u003c\/i\u003e. In addition to his opinion journalism, he writes on the subject of mathematics and is the author of the books \u003ci\u003ePrime Obsession\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eUnknown Quantity\u003c\/i\u003e. His novel, \u003ci\u003eSeeing Calvin Coolidge in a Dream\u003c\/i\u003e, was chosen as a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book of the Year. A native of England, Derbyshire now lives on Long Island, New York, with his wife and two children.\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.59 x 7.99 x 5.27 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 05, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765596520736,"sku":"9780307409591","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3cec016432d730cbcf700749f5dc84e5.webp?v=1780274464","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/we-are-doomed-reclaiming-conservative-pessimism-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}