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Contentious Culture Wars in a Polarized Political Age: A Conversation with Sociologist James Davison Hunter

Thinking in Public with Albert Mohler

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Cultural DNA and American Democracy

This chapter examines the evolution of cultural and political dynamics in the U.S. by exploring three significant works that discuss the culture wars and their impact on democracy and identity. It addresses the influence of nihilism and perfectionism on contemporary thought, while identifying threats to American democracy from both political extremes.

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