Month: September 2010

This definition was sent in by Mary D.:

A Book by Akim D. Reinhardt political partisanship. Since there are no more communities to set and enforce values and rules of behavior at the local level, Americans often find themselves battling fiercely over would-be community issues. Abortion, gun control, sex education, gay marriage, and countless other hot button topics can’t be decided at the community level because there are no communities left to decide them. And when enough interested citizens believe these issues are too important to be left up to individual choice, they dedicate their time, energy, and money to fighting it out in the media and political arenas, attempting to pass laws that will settle these issues for everyone. Reinhardt challenges you to re-conceptualize the world you live in. Whether it confirms your sneaking suspicions or contradicts ideas you’ve always taken for granted, Disintegration will encourage you to consider fresh ideas about how you understand and relate to (or don’t) the people around you, and why things are the way the are.