An analysis of the evolving mores, manners and taboos of social justice orthodoxy, which has profoundly influenced how we think about diversity and freedom of expression, often with complex or paradoxical consequences.
He’s a more ambiguous and engaging figure than his caricaturists suggest ... This is a clever and compelling book that embraces complexity. Chatterton Williams’s style is a touch rarefied for my taste, his language inflected by the stodge of academic jargon, but his thinking is dextrous and his insights are acute.