Why I Left the Left: My Political Journey in the 2020s

by Dominic Nozzi

Overview

This book describes my political journey--a journey that largely began in about 2020--that resulted in my moving from the far political Left to the political Right. Within these pages you will learn why I walked away from the political Left in America. Like many things in my life, my political views became much higher in quality as I reached my sixties. Much more wise, responsible, mature, and coherent.
I realized that for most of my adult life, I was mindlessly trapped within a secular cult of the political Left. Like conventional cults, my membership meant I was blind to the lunacy of my views. That instead of being heroic and virtuous in efforts to make our world better, I was unknowingly making things worse.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798341867208
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	01/14/2025
Pages:	264
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.75(d)

About the Author

Dominic Nozzi has a bachelor’s degree in environmental science from SUNY Plattsburgh and a Master’s in town planning from Florida State University. For 20 years, he was a senior city planner for Gainesville FL, and city planner for Boulder CO. He has spent 40 years working academically and professionally in town planning, urban design, and transportation—particularly designing for walking, bicycling, and transit.
He has delivered over 100 speeches across the U.S. He is a prolific blogger.
He was a Neighborhood Assoc. president in Gainesville. He served on a Condo Assoc. Board of Directors in Boulder. He was the founder and chair of the Mapleton Hill PorchFest in Boulder.
He was a member of the Congress for the New Urbanism. He authored several environmental, transportation, and urban design plans and regulations for Gainesville. He is in Who's Who for the South and Southwest.
He has written and published 15 books.
He has read 1,972 books throughout his life.
He has served on the Board of Directors for Bike/Walk Virginia. He has served as a Complete Streets Instructor in several cities throughout the nation. He was an adjunct professor at the University of Colorado and served on the Boulder Transportation Advisory Board. He served on the PLAN-Boulder County Board of Directors, and on the Bike/Walk Greenville SC Board of Directors.
He is a lifelong bicycle commuter. He is a world traveler, skier, hiker, kayaker, single-track mountain bicyclist, and scuba diver. He has toured over 56 Italian cities and visited 26 nations.
He has hiked 154 named trails in the Colorado Rockies, totaling 1,810 miles.
He is an accomplished cook and a satisfying, effervescent dancer.