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When the Clock Broke
When the Clock Broke: Con Men, Conspiracists, and How America Cracked Up in the Early 1990s | John Ganz
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"John Ganz is the most important young political writer of his generationjust the one our dark moment needs." Rick Perlstein "Lively and kaleidoscopic." Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker "John Ganz belongs to a species of public intellectual that is almost extinct . . . When the Clock Broke is the first of what I hope will be a shelf of books that help us uncover the true history of our times." Jeet Heer A lively, revelatory look back at the convulsions at the end of the Reagan eraand their dark legacy today. With the Soviet Union extinct, Saddam Hussein defeated, and U.S. power at its zenith, the early 1990s promised a kinder, gentler America. Instead, it was a period of rising anger and domestic turmoil, anticipating the polarization and resurgent extremism we know today. In When the Clock Broke, the acclaimed political writer John Ganz tells the story of Americas late-century discontents. Ranging from upheavals in Crown Heights and Los Angeles to the advent of David Duke and the heartland survivalists, the broadcasts of Rush Limbaugh, and the bitter disputes between neoconservatives and the paleo-con right, Ganz immerses us in a time when what Philip Roth called the indigenous American berserk took new and ever-wilder forms. In the 1992 campaign, Pat Buchanan's and Ross Perots insurgent populist bids upended the political establishment, all while Americans struggled through recession, alarm about racial and social change, the specter of a new power in Asia, and the end of Cold Warera political norms. Conspiracy theories surged, and intellectuals and activists strove to understand the Middle American Radicals whose alienation fueled new causes. Meanwhile, Bill Clinton appeared to forge a new, vital center, though it would not hold for long. In a rollicking, eye-opening book, Ganz narrates the fall of the Reagan order and the rise of a new and more turbulent America.
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Leftcoastzen
Leftcoastzen
When the Clock Broke: Con Men, Conspiracists, and How America Cracked Up in the Early 1990s | John Ganz
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Took 3 months for this hold to come in ,started today. I was around to clearly know that the Reagan years were the beginning of the end and predicted how we got here. I‘m sure it will fill in some details and I get to get mad all over again!😡

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Leftcoastzen
Leftcoastzen
When the Clock Broke: Con Men, Conspiracists, and How America Cracked Up in the Early 1990s | John Ganz
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#CoverStories #Clock Haven‘t read this yet. Maybe looking back isn‘t that useful in the moment. I have always thought the republican downside really began with Reagan. This is the era of Rush Limbaugh who filled the airwaves with absolute lies. The era of Pat Buchanan, Ross Perot. The era where many conspiracy theories thrived and a segment of voters seemed to celebrate their ignorance. Hmmm , how did we get here? 🤔

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Bookwomble I have no doubt that those things are intimately linked with the rise of neoliberalism as embraced by the Reagan-Thatcher alliance. 3mo
Eggs ❤️🖤💙 3mo
Leftcoastzen @Bookwomble agree ! I‘m in the hold line at the library. 3mo
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Chelsea.Poole
Chelsea.Poole
When the Clock Broke: Con Men, Conspiracists, and How America Cracked Up in the Early 1990s | John Ganz
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It‘s interesting how much of an aversion I have to this book, because of the subject matter, but so important to have read for a deeper understanding of how we got where we are. I hated listening to the maddening ways super conservative US politicians have wormed their way into power. I thought I was ready to hear it, but it just made me more mad. A good book but a bad topic. Covered politics before my time, so I now see how the stage was set.

danx I recently read George Lakoff‘s Whose Frredom? and had the same sentiment, helped understand the path toward where things are, very sad that the course did not change. 4mo
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Floresj
Floresj
When the Clock Broke: Con Men, Conspiracists, and How America Cracked Up in the Early 1990s | John Ganz
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Pickpick

This well written history of how fringe right became mainstream was exceptional and engaging. Connecting political movements and events, Ganz effectively strings together an explanation of how where we are have been a long time coming and predictable. Great read!

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Decalino
Decalino
When the Clock Broke: Con Men, Conspiracists, and How America Cracked Up in the Early 1990s | John Ganz
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Pickpick

It took me a long time to finish this one for some reason, although the concept was an intriguing one: looking back at the trends and events of the 1990s that foreshadowed or contributed to our political culture today. Having lived through that decade, it was interesting to see what I remembered, had forgotten, or never knew about David Duke, Pat Buchanan, Ross Perot, Ruby Ridge and many other key elements of the decade.

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JoeMo
JoeMo
When the Clock Broke: Con Men, Conspiracists, and How America Cracked Up in the Early 1990s | John Ganz
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This was a thorough look at the political scene in the early 1990s with a heavy focus on the 1992 presidential election. I was a teen at the time and this brought back a lot of memories…like watching the Ross Perot infomercial. A lot of the things I didn‘t remember though…like how awful of a human being Pat Buchanan is. This is great for lovers of history and political science

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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 9mo
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