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David Brooks

The fantasy of an evil Other

Writing in The Atlantic, David Brooks focuses on a turn in how people “self-identified” and calls our attention to the following: Sometime around 1970, the American personality changed. In prior decades, people tended to define themselves according to the social roles they played: I’m a farmer, teacher, housewife, priest.
Neil Gorman 04 Feb 2024

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