carlos lozada

Searching for the True Trumpistas

Carlos Lozada Jun 29, 2018 In "The Great Revolt," it's difficult to tell whether the authors' views flow from their insights on the president's voters or if their insights on his voters are curated according to the authors' views. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

‘The Field of Fight’

By Carlos Lozada Dec 2, 2016 Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn, who is set to become Trump's national security adviser, writes in his new book, "[Religious war] created our world. The world badly needs an Islamic Reformation, and we should not be surprised if violence is involved. It's normal." Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Empire of Things

By Carlos Lozada Apr 8, 2016 "Instead of warriors or workers, we are more than ever before consumers," a new book declares. "In the rich world -- and in the developing world increasingly, too -- identities, politics, the economy and the environment are crucially shaped by what and how we consume." Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

‘Democracy in America’

By Carlos Lozada Jan 4, 2016 "What good does it do me, after all," asks Alexis de Toqueville in his classic book, "if an ever-watchful authority races ahead of me to ward off all danger, sparing me the need even to think about such things, if that authority is also absolute master of my liberty and my life?". Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Reclaiming Conversation

By Carlos Lozada Oct 23, 2015 We live in a world of incessant connection, and for all the communication it supposedly provides, it's destroying open-ended conversation. "We are being silenced by our technologies," Sherry Turkle writes in a new book. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )