A Tolerable Anarchy

“Brilliant . . . Erudite but straightforward and packed with insights . . . A tour de force of engaged political philosophy from one of America’s most perceptive public intellectuals.”
–Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“For a sapient citizenry and a new administration, a graduate-level seminar on a civic philosophy that reminds us, ‘Freedom is not just where you end up but also how you get there.’”
–Kirkus

“Purdy has emerged as one of America's most promising young public intellectuals. This beautifully written book confirms his place. Rich in the history he tells, and brilliant in its insight, the book will change how you think about America, and the challenge we face for its future.”
-- Lawrence Lessig, founder of Creative Commons and author of Free Culture

"America has always struggled to define freedom–a struggle that has involved everything from slavery in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, to the cultural ferment of the 1960s, and the free-wheeling capitalism of the 1980s and 1990s. In this thoughtful and engaging history of ideas, Jedediah Purdy vividly recounts this multifaceted debate and illuminates how the idea of freedom is still evolving. Here is an essential book for understanding the idea of freedom in America and the role of government in our lives."
–Robert B. Reich, author of Supercapitalism: The Transformation of Business, Democracy, and Everyday Life

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Title of ebook: A Tolerable Anarchy
ISBN: 9780307271433
parent-ISBN: 9781400044474
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
Pages: 304
Published: 03-2009
Released online for download: 03-02-2009
Author of eBook: Purdy, Jedediah

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A Tolerable Anarchy

Chapter One

c h a p t e r 3

War and Its Equivalents

One of the best pieces ever in The Onion, the satirical newspaper whose articles make up a parallel history of the last two decades, appeared just after September 11, 2001. It opened, “Feeling helpless in the wake of the horrible September 11 terrorist attacks that killed thousands, Christine Pearson baked a cake and decorated it like an American flag Monday.” True to form, the article is lightly ironic as it traces the fictional Topeka legal secretary's rummage through her kitchen cabinets in a frenzy of distress and media saturation. It concludes, though, with a middle- American version of the “Yes” at the end of James Joyce's Ulysses as Pearson presents the confection to her neighbors:

“I baked a cake,” said Pearson, shrugging her shoulders and forcing a smile as she unveiled the dessert in the Overstreet household later that evening. “I made it into a flag.”

Pearson and the Overstreets stared at the cake in silence for nearly a minute, until Cassie hugged Pearson.

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