Power and Purity
The Unholy Marriage That Spawned America's Social Justice Warriors

My college political theory professor offers a simply short but serious take on today’s progressivism, considering it in terms of Nietzsche’s philosophy while placing it in the context of America’s unique history: “It is impossible to understand the radical left in America without recognizing that it......more

A very good analysis of Friedrich Nietzsche's philosophy, and even his life, in which he exemplified his philosophy, contrasted to the influence it has rooted into current affairs and the social justice warriors that advocate for modern issues. It's a very short, to the point read. Cohesive and cont......more

I doubt anyone has ever tried to consciously combine the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche with the moralism of the Puritans, but according to Mark T. Mitchell that combination is what fuels the modern social justice movement. In Mitchell's telling, social justice's secularized philosophy reflects N......more

You need not agree with Mitchell's conclusions to recognize the incisive and penetrating accuracy of his analysis. In "Power and Purity," Mitchell argues that those things that we today lump together under the broad heading "identity politics," from campus protests to ethical debates to political un......more

Why are those who cry for tolerance today often so intolerant themselves? Why are those who seek to cast off the shackles of yesterday's morality seeking to chain our culture to a new one? In his book, Power and Purity: The Unholy Marriage That Spawned America's Social Justice Warriors, Dr. Mark Mit......more