See the excellent https://www.amazon.com/Nixon-Agonistes-Crisis-Self-Made-Man/... which makes the case that individualism was running out of steam in the U.S. in 1970, but history shows we've stuck in in Nixon's world ever since. The real problem w/ trying…
…that our rulers of acting in our interest." ~ Garry Wills Never heard of Wills? Whet your appetite with his masterpiece and best work (in my humble opinion): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29435.Nixon_Agonistes
I'm about to reread Nixon Agonistes. It's always relevant, but in a year that has come eerily to resemble 1968, it's especially so. More about the book here: https://delong.typepad.com/sdj/2005/11/gary_willss_nix.html
这倒是个好主意。我大概应该打个相当于 type 4 UUID 或者 snowflake id 的二维码，贴在每一本书上。仔细一想，我有两本《Nixon Agonistes》，我昨天还在评论里提到过。
That's a good point. I should probably print a QR code that is equivalent to a type 4 UUID or a snowflake id and stick it on each individual book. Now that I think of it, I have two copies of Nixon Agonistes which I mentioned in a comment here yesterday.
看看这本好书 https://www.amazon.com/Nixon-Agonistes-Crisis-Self-Made-Man/...，它论证了个人主义在 1970 年的美国就已经气数已尽，但历史表明从那以后我们就一直困在尼克松的世界里。试图……的真正问题在于
See the excellent https://www.amazon.com/Nixon-Agonistes-Crisis-Self-Made-Man/... which makes the case that individualism was running out of steam in the U.S. in 1970, but history shows we've stuck in in Nixon's world ever since. The real problem w/ trying…
……我们的统治者是在为我们的利益行事。”——加里·威尔斯（Garry Wills）。没听说过 Wills？先拿他的代表作也是最棒的作品（依拙见）开开胃吧：https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29435.Nixon_Agonistes
…that our rulers of acting in our interest." ~ Garry Wills Never heard of Wills? Whet your appetite with his masterpiece and best work (in my humble opinion): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29435.Nixon_Agonistes
我打算重读一遍《Nixon Agonistes》。它在任何时代都不过时，但在如今这个诡异地酷似 1968 年的年份，更是格外切题。关于这本书的更多内容看这里：https://delong.typepad.com/sdj/2005/11/gary_willss_nix.html
I'm about to reread Nixon Agonistes. It's always relevant, but in a year that has come eerily to resemble 1968, it's especially so. More about the book here: https://delong.typepad.com/sdj/2005/11/gary_willss_nix.html
这倒是个好主意。我大概应该打个相当于 type 4 UUID 或者 snowflake id 的二维码，贴在每一本书上。仔细一想，我有两本《Nixon Agonistes》，我昨天还在评论里提到过。
That's a good point. I should probably print a QR code that is equivalent to a type 4 UUID or a snowflake id and stick it on each individual book. Now that I think of it, I have two copies of Nixon Agonistes which I mentioned in a comment here yesterday.