“[A] searing indictment of contemporary America. It convinces me that economics cannot explain why 1 in 7 prime age men 25 to 54 are not working today amidst a massive labor shortage."”
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The New York Times[A]n unsettling portrait not just of male unemployment, but also of lives deeply alienated from civil society.
National Review[A] wise and rollicking work of intellectual history.

Nature[A] brilliant contribution to this branch of socio-political discourse.

Washington TimesDeeply insightful.

Public BooksOffers many thoughtful, ambitious ways of understanding the social, cultural, and civic functions schools ought to play.

Midwest Book ReviewA fascinating, thought-provoking, insightful study that will hold particular interest and relevance for all dedicated comic book superhero fans.

Richard DawkinsRemarkable….[An] elegantly written, massively footnoted labor of love.

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