Age of Abundance

How America''s post-WWII affluence led to today''s divide between red states and blue states: "[Lindsey''s] insights are frequently dazzling." —Los Angeles TimesUntil the 1950s, the struggle to feed, clothe, and employ the nation drove most of American politics. From slavery to the New Deal, political parties organized around economic interests and engaged in fervent debate over the best allocatio...