I've been greatly enjoying Rick Perlstein's Nixonland [http://www.amazon.com/Nixonland-Rise-President-Fracturing-Am...], which traces the rise of modern Republicanism and is full of interesting anecdotes about this deeply weird man. I'd recommend it to…
不过，“严厉打击犯罪”（tough on crime）这个概念其实是政治精英炮制出来的。去读读里克·珀尔斯坦的三部曲，尤其是前两本《风暴之前》（Before the Storm）和《尼克松国度》（Nixonland），里面讲得非常深。民权运动时期，随着民主党开始将民权议题纳入政纲，这一概念被用来利用种族怨恨，成了“南方策略”（Southern Strategy）的一部分（而且……
The idea of "tough on crime" was born from the political elites though. Read the Rick Perlstein trilogy, particularly the first two books "Before the Storm" and "Nixonland", which go into this depth. It was used to exploit racial resentment in the civil rights era as part of the "Southern Strategy" as Democrats began accepting civil rights into their political program (and…
I'm too young to know Nixon and I've read Nixonland at the suggestion of someone who is old enough to remember him. Very interesting read, not just about Nixon but about the Republican party as you mentioned. Not nearly as dry as I had feared.
People were talking about this nonsense polarization during Nixon’s term. Read Nixonland to get an idea. Listen, guys, all of you have an external locus of control. Facebook is doing things to you that you are unable to control. You have a paternalistic view of people. Grandpa is too dumb…
……从根本上理解这个局面，而且你在这个领域可能受教育不足？你觉得那种“毫无意义的党派驱动”的根源是什么？如果你感兴趣，我建议从 Rick Perlman 的书《Nixonland》开始。
…fundamentally understand the situation, and you may be undereducated in this area? What do you think are the root causes of that “senseless partisan drive”? I’d suggest starting with Rick Perlman’s book “Nixonland” if you’re interested.
我最近读里克·珀尔斯坦的《尼克松国度》（Nixonland）[http://www.amazon.com/Nixonland-Rise-President-Fracturing-Am...] 读得津津有味，书里梳理了现代共和主义的崛起，而且到处都是关于这个极其古怪的人的有意思的轶事。我很想把它推荐给……
I've been greatly enjoying Rick Perlstein's Nixonland [http://www.amazon.com/Nixonland-Rise-President-Fracturing-Am...], which traces the rise of modern Republicanism and is full of interesting anecdotes about this deeply weird man. I'd recommend it to…
不过，“严厉打击犯罪”（tough on crime）这个概念其实是政治精英炮制出来的。去读读里克·珀尔斯坦的三部曲，尤其是前两本《风暴之前》（Before the Storm）和《尼克松国度》（Nixonland），里面讲得非常深。民权运动时期，随着民主党开始将民权议题纳入政纲，这一概念被用来利用种族怨恨，成了“南方策略”（Southern Strategy）的一部分（而且……
The idea of "tough on crime" was born from the political elites though. Read the Rick Perlstein trilogy, particularly the first two books "Before the Storm" and "Nixonland", which go into this depth. It was used to exploit racial resentment in the civil rights era as part of the "Southern Strategy" as Democrats began accepting civil rights into their political program (and…
如果你有兴趣进一步了解，里克·珀尔斯坦的《尼克松国度》（Nixonland）对这些勾当以及其他猫腻都有挺深入的剖析。
If you're interested in learning more, "Nixonland" by Rick Perlstein goes into some depth on these and other shenanigans.
我太年轻，对尼克松没什么概念，是在一个年纪够大、还记得他的人的建议下读了《Nixonland》。读起来非常有意思，不只是讲尼克松，也如你所说，讲了共和党。远没有我担心的那么枯燥。
I'm too young to know Nixon and I've read Nixonland at the suggestion of someone who is old enough to remember him. Very interesting read, not just about Nixon but about the Republican party as you mentioned. Not nearly as dry as I had feared.
尼克松任期那会儿人们就在谈论这种莫名其妙的极化。读读《Nixonland》就能了解个大概。听着，伙计们，你们全都有外部控制点。Facebook 在你们身上干的事，你们控制不了。你们对人有种家长式的看法。爷爷太蠢了……
People were talking about this nonsense polarization during Nixon’s term. Read Nixonland to get an idea. Listen, guys, all of you have an external locus of control. Facebook is doing things to you that you are unable to control. You have a paternalistic view of people. Grandpa is too dumb…
……从根本上理解这个局面，而且你在这个领域可能受教育不足？你觉得那种“毫无意义的党派驱动”的根源是什么？如果你感兴趣，我建议从 Rick Perlman 的书《Nixonland》开始。
…fundamentally understand the situation, and you may be undereducated in this area? What do you think are the root causes of that “senseless partisan drive”? I’d suggest starting with Rick Perlman’s book “Nixonland” if you’re interested.