A Reader for the Politically Incorrect

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Zilbergeld calls attention to the dangers of the politically correct movement while providing specific counterarguments to the claims made by the politically correct across a range of social, educational, and political issues. Zilbergeld contends that political correctness poses the most important intellectual threat to America at the turn of the century. The issue of political correctness is important because it is a massive and a largely successful attempt to undermine the philosophical underpinnings of Western civilization. The book analyzes the issue of political correctness in five areas: education, science and the environment, affirmative action and group entitlement, the military, and the culture wars. It also explores the nature and concepts of political correctness, including its philosophical and historical antecedents. In each chapter, the specific issue is addressed with examples of political correct arguments and counterarguments so that the reader can evaluate the issue equitably.

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"A unique and highly original sampling of ideas and opinions students rarely encounter in their college careers, or before. It is a volume for all those interested in the true diversity of points of view about the major social, political, and cultural issues of our times. This lively and informative collection presents a wide range of thought-provoking examples of the 'politically correct' views of American society and the important controversies of the 'culture wars.'"-Paul Hollander, author of Political Pilgrims: Western Intellectuals in Search of the Good Society
"In his 25 years as a professor, George Zilbergeld has watched as the forces of Political Correctness have taken over America's once great colleges and universities. Now he has struck back. For students, professors and others interested in genuine learning and scholarship he has put together...a collection of essays by first-rate scholars and thinkers, which shows how and why the Politically Correct are wrong."-Michael Barone Senior Writer, U.S. News & World Report author, The New Americans: How the Melting Pot Can Work Again

Author Bio

GEORGE ZILBERGELD is Associate Professor and Chair of the Political Science Department at Montclair State University.