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Republican like me : how I left the liberal bubble and learned to love the right / Ken Stern

Author
Stern, Ken, 1963-
Published
New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2017]
Copyright Date
©2017
Edition
First edition.
Physical Description
vii, 295 pages ; 24 cm

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Contents
The fellowship of the pig -- The party of God -- The basket of deplorables -- The grand coal party -- The party of science? -- The greatest society -- The party of the press -- The end and the beginning.
Summary
Ken Stern watched the increasing polarization of our country with growing concern. As a longtime partisan Democrat himself, he felt forced to acknowledge that his own views were too parochial, too absent of any exposure to the "other side." In fact, his urban neighborhood is so liberal, he couldn't find a single Republican--even by asking around. So for one year, he crossed the aisle to spend time listening, talking, and praying with Republicans of all stripes. With his mind open and his dial tuned to the right, he went to evangelical churches, shot a hog in Texas, stood in pit row at a NASCAR race, hung out at Tea Party meetings and sat in on Steve Bannon's radio show. He also read up on conservative wonkery and consulted with the smartest people the right has to offer. What happens when a liberal sets out to look at issues from a conservative perspective? Some of his dearly cherished assumptions about the right slipped away. Republican Like Me reveals what lead him to change his mind, and his view of an increasingly polarized America.
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ISBN
0062460781 (hardcover)
9780062460783 (hardcover)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-283) and index.
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