A review by mollysmith1313
What Unites Us by Elliot Kirschner, Dan Rather

informative reflective slow-paced

3.5

This book sounded interesting from the description, and I did find his insights gave me a lot to ponder. A couple lines that stood out to me were, “Many who are most vocal in championing a free, open, and dynamic economy are the same political factions that suppress these principles when it comes to the currency of ideas.” And [In reference to George Orwell’s “1984”] “Orwell understood that a government that is beyond the reach of accountability has little incentive to tell the truth.” I appreciate the focus of civic participation in this book. And I appreciated being told what America was like (from his singular perspective at least) well before I was born. It helps me mentally bridge the gap between my mind and how I imagine much older folks feel about where the country is or what the future might look like.