how I left the liberal bubble and learned to love the right Stern, Ken 1963- creator text nyu New York, NY Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2017 First edition. monographic eng

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vii, 293 pages ; 24 cm. Ken Stern watched the increasing polarization of our country with growing concern. As a longtime partisan Democrat himself, he felt forced to acknowledge that his own views were too parochial, too absent of any exposure to the "other side." In fact, his urban neighborhood is so liberal, he couldn't find a single Republican--even by asking around. So for one year, he crossed the aisle to spend time listening, talking, and praying with Republicans of all stripes. With his mind open and his dial tuned to the right, he went to evangelical churches, shot a hog in Texas, stood in pit row at a NASCAR race, hung out at Tea Party meetings and sat in on Steve Bannon's radio show. He also read up on conservative wonkery and consulted with the smartest people the right has to offer. What happens when a liberal sets out to look at issues from a conservative perspective? Some of his dearly cherished assumptions about the right slipped away. Republican Like Me reveals what lead him to change his mind, and his view of an increasingly polarized America. The fellowship of the pig -- The party of God -- The basket of deplorables -- The grand coal party -- The party of science? -- The greatest society -- The party of the press -- The end and the beginning. Ken Stern. Includes bibliographical references and index. n-us--- Stern, Ken 1963- Republican Party (U.S. : 1854-) Partido republicano (EE.UU. : 1854- ) Political culture United States Cultura política Estados Unidos Conservatism United States Conservadurismo Estados Unidos Historia JC 573.2 S839r 2017 320.520973 9780062460783 006246079X 9780062460790 DLC 170526 20230805181427.0 spa