A timely deep dive into cancel culture, an account of its dangers to
all Americans, and the much-needed antidote from the team that brought
you Coddling of the American Mind.
Cancel culture is a new phenomenon, and The Canceling of the American
Mind is the first book to codify it and survey its effects. From the
team that brought you the bestselling Coddling of the American Mind
comes hard data and research on what cancel culture is and how it works,
along with hundreds of new examples showing the left and the right both
working to silence their enemies.
The Canceling of the American Mind will change how you view cancel
culture. Rather than a moral panic, we should consider it a
dysfunctional part of how Americans battle for power, status, and
dominance. Cancel culture is just one symptom of a much larger problem:
the use of cheap rhetorical tactics to "win" arguments without
actually winning arguments. After all, why bother refuting your
opponents when you can just take away their platform or career?
The good news is that we can beat back this threat to democracy through
better citizenship. The Canceling of the American Mind offers concrete
steps toward reclaiming a free speech culture, with materials
specifically tailored for parents, teachers, business leaders, and
everyone who uses social media. We can all show intellectual humility
and promote the essential American principles of individuality,
resilience, and open mindedness.
