“Perhaps if the Pill had never been invented, American politics would be very different today,” Nancy L. Cohen writes in her prescient new book, Delirium: The Politics of Sex in America
The 2012 election was supposed to be about the economy, but over the last few months it turned into a debate about sex and women’s rights. In Delirium, Cohen takes us on a gripping journey through the confounding and mysterious episodes of our recent politics to explain how we and why we got to this place. Along the way she explores such topics as why Bill Clinton was impeached over a private sexual affair; how George W. Bush won the presidency by stealth; why Hillary lost to Obama; why John McCain chose Sarah Palin to be his running mate; and what the 2012 presidential contest tells us about America today. She exposes the surprising role of right-wing women in undermining women’s rights, as well as explains how liberal men were complicit in letting it happen. Cohen uncovers the hidden history of an orchestrated, well-financed, ideologically powered shadow movement to turn back the clock on matters of gender equality and sexual freedom and how it has played a leading role in fueling America’s political wars. Delirium tells the story of this shadow movement and how we can restore common sense and sanity in our nation’s politics.
Introduction 1
1 Sex and Revolution 9
2 The Morning After 23
3 The Rise of the Sexual Fundamentalists 46
4 An Accidental Revolution 64
5 Lost 91
6 It's Feminism, Stupid 109
7 Just Say No 132
8 Out of the Shadows 148
9 The Starr Chamber 166
10 Rope-A-Dope 184
11 The Panic Season 213
12 Rorschach Tests 240
13 Rapture 265
14 Delirium 290
15 The Tea Party 314
16 Endgame 328
Epilogue 351
Anonymous
Posted April 26, 2012
While processing all the information presented in this book can be difficult, it is fascinating to see how the sexual counterrevolution has played a role in our political reality. Eye-opening and enlightening, especially if you have any doubt that there is still a movement to keep women from being able to make any choice they want in their life just as men can do.
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Overview
“Perhaps if the Pill had never been invented, American politics would be very different today,” Nancy L. Cohen writes in her prescient new book, Delirium: The Politics of Sex in America
The 2012 election was supposed to be about the economy, but over the last few months it turned into a debate about sex and women’s rights. In Delirium, Cohen takes us on a gripping journey through the confounding and mysterious episodes of our recent politics to explain how we and why we got to ...