Slouching towards gomorrah is a penetrating, devastatingly insightful expose of a country in crisis at the end of the millennium, where the rise of modern liberalism, which stresses the dual forces of radical egalitarianism the equality of outcomes rather than opportunities and radical individualism the drastic reduction of limits to personal gratification, has undermined our culture, our intellect, and our morality. The books title is a reference to robert borks 1996 book, slouching towards gomorrah itself a reference to yeatss poem the second coming, in which bork decried what he saw as modern moral corruption caused by liberalism, especially social liberalism. Modern liberalism and american decline, an angry jeremiad cataloguing the supposed moral collapse. Jan 02, 2020 how prophetic was the late judge robert h. At, you can see the view of every candidate on every issue. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Bork and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The poem uses christian imagery regarding the apocalypse and second coming to allegorically describe the atmosphere of postwar europe. It is considered a major work of modernist poetry and.
Borks slouching towards gomorrah, one of our nations most distinguished conservative scholars offers a prophetic and unprecedented view of a culture in decline, a nation in such serious moral trouble that its very foundation is crumbling. The book isnt awful because bork criticizes university professors and im one, or because bork criticizes atheists im one, or because bork. Only religion can accomplish for a modern society what tradition, reason, and empirical observation cannot. Following are a few quotes from his book, slouching towards gomorrah.
Modern liberalism and american decline is a 1996 nonfiction book by robert h. Slouching towards gomorrah is a penetrating, devastatingly insightful expose of a country in. Radical egalitarianism necessarily presses us towards collectivism because a powerful state is. Nov 16, 2010 slouching towards gomorrah is a penetrating, devastatingly insightful expose of a country in crisis at the end of the millennium, where the rise of modern liberalism, which stresses the dual forces. Never wavering from the thesis introduced in his previous book, that racism is a powerful collection of racist policies that lead to racial inequity and are substantiated by racist ideas, the author posits a seemingly simple binary. It was published by harpercollins and has a total of 400 pages in the book. The title of this book is slouching towards gomorrah and it was written by robert h. We are well along the road to the moral chaos that is the end of radical individualism and the tyranny that is the goal of radical egalitarianism. He was not naive about liberalism and he goes into great detail about how it. The title comes from the title of a rightwing pundits book, slouching toward gomorrah. Borks new book, slouching towards gomorrah, suggests, the onetime reagan nominee to the supreme court is highly pessimistic about the state of american society today. Robert borks slouching towards gomorrahis a truly awful book.
Robert bork and slouching toward gomorrah robert p. Bork, a former united states court of appeals judge. I had read slouching towards gomorrah when it first came out and was very impressed. Modern liberalism and american decline paperback illustrated, december 16, 2003. Borks most popular book is slouching towards gomorrah. The united states would be a better place in which to live had judge borks nomination to the supreme court been confirmed. Bork, our countrys most distinguished conservative scholar, offers a prophetic and unprecedented view of a culture in decline, a nation in such serious moral trouble that its very foundation is crumbling. Modern liberalism and american decline, published by reganbooks. In slouching towards gomorrah, one of our nations most distinguished conservative scholars offers a prophetic view of a culture in decline, a nation in such serious moral trouble that its very foundation is crumbling. To participate in the project, please visit its page, where you can join the project and discuss matters related to book articles. According to the title of robert borks latest best seller, the united states is slouching towards gomorrah. It is a book chockfull of torts potential claims, privileges, and immunities. When slouching toward gomorrah appeared, it bore on its dust jacket a few words of mine praising the book and its distinguished author. Dec 29, 2019 slouching toward gomorrah, people in power randomly use highly volatile terms like racism, bigotry, fascism, robert bork, legalization of abortion, late term abortion.
Slouching towards gomorrah judge robert bork talked about his book, slouching towards gomorrah. Slouching towards gomorrah audiobook listen instantly. Slouching towards gomorrah book ramsey county library. Mar 30, 2021 in his 1995 book slouching towards gomorrah. Modern liberalism and american decline by robert h. An eloquent, often elegant, advocate, bork whose ultimately aborted nomination to the us supreme court unleashed an ideological firestorm in mid1987 defines latterday liberalism as an ad hoc coalition of cultural elites academics, ecclesiastics, entertainers, filmmakers. In the 1960s the left developed its two main tenets. Judge bork talked about his new book, slouching towards gomorrah. Western culture in a state of decline and that the cause of this decline was modern liberalism and the rise of the new left. His jeremiad, slouching toward gomorrah uses gomorrah as a metaphor for the united states. This was a funny, original book written by dan savage of savage love fame, the sex column that appears in weekly newspapers like the village voice.
Reading this a second time, i now realize just how prescient robert bork was in his assessment of our culture and its disturbingly downward spiral in recent years. Buy slouching towards gomorrah first edition by bork, robert h. Modern liberalism and american decline 97814417449 by bork, robert h and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Apr 07, 2015 a recent russia today headline suggests that europe is slouching towards anxiety and war. Robert borks slouching towards gomorrah thoroughly chronicles how modern liberalism has corrupted american culture and set the country on the road to moral chaos. Dec 16, 2003 slouching towards gomorrah is a penetrating, devastatingly insightful expose of a country in crisis at the end of the millennium, where the rise of modern liberalism, which stresses the dual forces. Dec 18, 2018 slouching towards gomorrah, by supreme court nominee robert bork, dated 199706, excerpts by bill clinton and joe biden and others, tired of media reports of fundraising and poll results instead of policy issues. Yeats in 1919, first printed in the dial in november 1920, and afterwards included in his 1921 collection of verses michael robartes and the dancer.
It was a thesis bork bluntly explicated in his bestselling 1996 book, slouching towards gomorrah. American enterprise institute 1789 massachusetts avenue, nw washington, dc 20036 main telephone. What bork can teach us today the american spectator usa. Modern liberalism and american decline, published by. Bork writes about americas slow decline and its departure. Wikiproject books rated stubclass this article is within the scope of wikiproject books. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Jul 14, 2017 it was a thesis bork bluntly explicated in his bestselling 1996 book, slouching towards gomorrah. From the french revolution to the sixties rebellions, radicals who worship liberty and equality also invariably yearn for fraternity, community, brotherhood. As a nation, we are pursuing a path toward gomorrah, the biblical city burned to the ground for the sinfulness of its people. Bork in 1996, when he wrote the book slouching toward gomorrah. The book reminds me of the cantankerous old relative at the.
Slouching towards gomorrah modern liberalism and american decline by robert h. The rough beast that visionary poet yeats foresaw in 1919 is now a fullgrown monster of decadence several generations deep. Jan 03, 20 a decade after his failed confirmation, bork authored a bestselling book tellingly titled, slouching towards gomorrah. He described what voters are looking for in the coming election. In slouching towards gomorrah, one of our nations most distinguished conservative scholars offers a prophetic view of a culture in decline, a nation in such serious moral trouble that its. What bork can teach us today the american spectator.
The root of our decline, bork argues, is the rise of modern liberalism, which stresses the dual forces of radical. Bork, our countrys most distinguished conservative scholar, offers a prophetic and unprecedented view of a culture in decline, a nation in such serious moral. He really should have been confirmed to the supreme court. Bork, you probably remember, was the reagan nominee to the supreme court who was rejected by the senate because many felt his views were extremist.
Bork, our countrys most distinguished conservative scholar, offers a prophetic and unprecedented view of a. Slouching towards gomorrah is a penetrating, devastatingly insightful expose of a country in crisis at the end of the millennium, where the rise of modern liberalism, which stresses the dual forces of radical egalitarianism the equality of outcomes rather than opportunities and radical individualism the drastic reduction of limits to. A former judges stinging indictment of the havoc postmodern liberalism has wrought on the state of the american union. Slouching towards gomorrah, by supreme court nominee robert bork. Discover slouching towards gomorrah as its meant to be heard, narrated by. Judge robert bork talked about his book, slouching towards gomorrah. Slouching towards gomorrah 297 15 the wistful hope for fraternity where modern liberalisms radical versions of liberty and equality hold sway, there can be no fraternity.
Bork, our countrys most distinguished conservative scholar, offers a prophetic and unprecedented view of a culture in decline, a nation in such. Buttont i ended our first semester of torts last fall as i have usually done in recent years, reading from the real mother goose. The ideological triumph of liberalism among american elites, far from bringing the individual and social enlightenment it promised, has produced unprecedented decay. Slouching towards gomorrah, by supreme court nominee. Harris, an english professor, claims were slouching towards gaytheism. If you had any doubt that that controversial decision was a. Robert borks new book slouching towards gomorrah american. Analysis demonstrates that we continue slouching towards gomorrah. The book reminds me of the cantankerous old relative at the dinner table who cant stop talking about how terrible things are today. The second coming is a poem written by irish poet w. The article cites a questionable example of noted inaccuracies in the book, namely, borks citation of big man with a gun as evidence of cultural decl. The first describes the decreasing limits individuals place on personal gratification, and the second refers to the growing.
1213 858 377 579 1026 781 866 1105 713 1036 339 1804 1875 1487 879 114 54 924 853 1869 1099 1458 949 778 407 572 1818 160 1614 1342 19 128 1141