Enigma of Clarence Thomas Audiobook by Corey Robin
Update: 2019-09-24
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ID: 348247
Title: Enigma of Clarence Thomas
Author: Corey Robin
Narrator: Larry Herron
Format: Unabridged
Length: 09:52:38
Language: English
Release date: 09-24-19
Publisher: Macmillan Audio
Genres: Biography & Memoir, Non-Fiction, Law & Politics, Social Science, Political Ideologies
Summary:
The Enigma of Clarence Thomas is a groundbreaking revisionist take on the Supreme Court justice everyone knows about but no one knows.
One of the marvels of Robins razor-sharp book is how carefully he marshals his evidence.... It isnt every day that reading about ideas can be both so gratifying and unsettling. The New York Times
Most people can tell you two things about Clarence Thomas: Anita Hill accused him of sexual harassment, and he almost never speaks from the bench. Here are some things they dont know: Thomas is a black nationalist. In college he memorized the speeches of Malcolm X. He believes white people are incurably racist.
In the first examination of its kind, Corey Robin one of the foremost analysts of the right (The Reactionary Mind) delves deeply into both Thomass biography and his jurisprudence, masterfully reading his Supreme Court opinions against the backdrop of his autobiographical and political writings and speeches. The hidden source of Thomass conservative views, Robin shows, is a profound skepticism that racism can be overcome. Thomas is convinced that any government action on behalf of African-Americans will be tainted by racism; the most African-Americans can hope for is that white people will get out of their way.
Theres a reason, Robin concludes, why liberals often complain that Thomas doesnt speak but seldom pay attention when he does. Were they to listen, theyd hear a racial pessimism that often sounds similar to their own. Cutting across the ideological spectrum, this unacknowledged consensus about the impossibility of progress is key to understanding todays political stalemate.
Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com
ID: 348247
Title: Enigma of Clarence Thomas
Author: Corey Robin
Narrator: Larry Herron
Format: Unabridged
Length: 09:52:38
Language: English
Release date: 09-24-19
Publisher: Macmillan Audio
Genres: Biography & Memoir, Non-Fiction, Law & Politics, Social Science, Political Ideologies
Summary:
The Enigma of Clarence Thomas is a groundbreaking revisionist take on the Supreme Court justice everyone knows about but no one knows.
One of the marvels of Robins razor-sharp book is how carefully he marshals his evidence.... It isnt every day that reading about ideas can be both so gratifying and unsettling. The New York Times
Most people can tell you two things about Clarence Thomas: Anita Hill accused him of sexual harassment, and he almost never speaks from the bench. Here are some things they dont know: Thomas is a black nationalist. In college he memorized the speeches of Malcolm X. He believes white people are incurably racist.
In the first examination of its kind, Corey Robin one of the foremost analysts of the right (The Reactionary Mind) delves deeply into both Thomass biography and his jurisprudence, masterfully reading his Supreme Court opinions against the backdrop of his autobiographical and political writings and speeches. The hidden source of Thomass conservative views, Robin shows, is a profound skepticism that racism can be overcome. Thomas is convinced that any government action on behalf of African-Americans will be tainted by racism; the most African-Americans can hope for is that white people will get out of their way.
Theres a reason, Robin concludes, why liberals often complain that Thomas doesnt speak but seldom pay attention when he does. Were they to listen, theyd hear a racial pessimism that often sounds similar to their own. Cutting across the ideological spectrum, this unacknowledged consensus about the impossibility of progress is key to understanding todays political stalemate.
Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com
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