{"product_id":"book-hizw","title":"The Canceling of the American Mind","description":"\u003cb\u003eA “galvanizing” (\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e) deep dive into cancel culture and its dangers to all Americans from the team that brought you \u003ci\u003eCoddling of the American Mind\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCancel culture is a new phenomenon, and \u003ci\u003eThe Canceling of the American Mind\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book to codify it and survey its effects, including hard data and research on what cancel culture is and how it works, along with hundreds of new examples showing the left and right both working to silence their enemies.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Canceling of the American Mind\u003c\/i\u003e changes how you view cancel culture. Rather than a moral panic, we should consider it a dysfunctional part of how Americans battle for power, status, and dominance. Cancel culture is just one symptom of a much larger problem: the use of cheap rhetorical tactics to “win” arguments without \u003ci\u003eactually \u003c\/i\u003ewinning arguments. After all, why bother refuting your opponents when you can just take away their platform or career?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe good news is that we can beat back this threat to democracy through better citizenship. \u003ci\u003eThe Canceling of the American Mind\u003c\/i\u003e offers concrete steps toward reclaiming a free speech culture, with materials specifically tailored for parents, teachers, business leaders, and everyone who uses social media. We can all show intellectual humility and promote the essential American principles of individuality, resilience, and open-mindedness.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49346569666864,"sku":"10hizw","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49346569634096,"sku":"BDhizw","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/hizw-cover.jpg?v=1759345141","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-hizw","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}