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On Misdirection: Magic, Mayhem, American Politics
An investigation of misinformation and fracturing in contemporary American political culture. An Atlantic Edition, featuring long-form journalism by Atlantic writers, drawn from contemporary articles or classic storytelling from the magazine’s 165-year archive.
A collection of essays from Atlantic staff writer Megan Garber, On Magic, Mayhem, American Politics is a timely treatise on our contemporary American political culture. Using the concept of “misdirection” to argue how attention, boredom, uncertainty, and cynicism have become the disquieting stalwarts of our current political arena, Garber offers readers a new and accessible theory for understanding the lasting power of Donald Trump and his right-wing legions.
A collection of essays from Atlantic staff writer Megan Garber, On Magic, Mayhem, American Politics is a timely treatise on our contemporary American political culture. Using the concept of “misdirection” to argue how attention, boredom, uncertainty, and cynicism have become the disquieting stalwarts of our current political arena, Garber offers readers a new and accessible theory for understanding the lasting power of Donald Trump and his right-wing legions.
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104 pages, Paperback
Published January 10, 2023
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January 25, 2023
Collection of essays assessing the role of media in contemporary politics.
March 5, 2023
Pretty insightful. It can be quite sobering to think just how much needs to change to right the ship but it’s helpful to have some guidance with a book like this.
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