A review by jpwright87
Achieving Our Country: Leftist Thought in Twentieth-Century America by Richard Rorty

3.0

A pretty fun little read, honestly. I have trouble believing Rorty's ideal society is something people would want, much less work for, but I like what seems to still be relevant criticisms of leftist hopelessness, or trying to "Lacan" the hell out of an issue until it becomes impossible to change that effort into real-world results.

"It is only those who still read for inspiration who are likely to be of much use in building a cooperative commonwealth.". I have felt the same way in my graduate studies, all the "what is it all for?" you get from specialized fields in academia.