Losing Yourself in Fantasy
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What Happens to Cultures That Get Fantasy and Reality Mixed Up
Cultural critic Kurt Anderson wrote a book called Fantasyland, How America Went Hey Wire. It's the story of how magical thinkers and true believers from the pilgrims to Walt Disney built a country whose national character is founded in make-believe. Steve Paulson checked in with Anderson to get his take on how America went from Disneyland to Donald Trump.
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