![]() ![]() The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America. Today, I shall begin a review of the first of these books, Nancy Isenberg's White Trash. Fortunately, two recently published books help us get past the brouhaha of the campaign to an examination of the underlying cultural realities. ![]() While the most defining characteristic of this election so far the split between those who lack a college education and those who achieved one, these deeper cultural third rails are too obvious to ignore. Issues of race, class and religion stalk every campaign speech, every campaign advertisement, every poll and every pundit. This election, even more than the last two, has exposed some of the deepest fault lines in the American experience. ![]()
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