Weaponized

Praise for WEAPONIZED: The Left's Capture and Destruction of America's Sacred Institutions by Seth Barron""In WEAPONIZED, Seth Barron argues provocatively and effectively that the Left has burrowed far deeper into the infrastructure of American life than is commonly understood. I’ve heard few arguments as eye-opening as Barron’s connection between suburban upzoning and open borders. WEAPONIZED should be read by anyone concerned about the direction of the country and understanding how we arrived here. —Tom Fitton, president, Judicial Watch ""In WEAPONIZED, Seth Barron deftly examines the infiltration of major institutions of American life by radical ideologues who seek to transform the national order. Barron offers fresh insights about citizenship, race relations, and education and housing policies to reach surprising conclusions. His lively style and amusing references make for an engaging, enjoyable read. This is essential reading for enlightened citizens alarmed at the current crisis of American constitutionalism."" —Ryan Williams, president, The Claremont Institute, and Publisher of The Claremont Review of Books ""WEAPONIZED presents, in emphatic but well-reasoned detail, how the new progressivism is undermining society — in race relations, housing, the economy, and education. It provides a superb wake-up call that is sorely needed to combat the  outbreak of insanity that threatens us all. It is essential reading not just for conservatives, but perhaps even more so for independents and remaining rational Democrats."" —Joel Kotkin, presidential fellow in Urban Futures, Chapman University, and author of The Coming of Neo-Feudalism ""Seth Barron’s new book WEAPONIZED is a trenchant, lively examination of the liberal 'long march through the institutions' of American life. I don’t often read a book that combines policy analysis with deft wit but Seth pulls it off. He traces the anticarceral Third Worldism of Zohran Mamdani to its philosophical origins and unveils Angela Davis as the secret sharer of the contemporary left. WEAPONIZED is a must-read for anyone who hungers to comprehend the extent to which contemporary progressivism has upended the world.  —JOHN TIERNEY, author of The Power of Bad ""Does America have a 'housing crisis,' outweighing existing residents’ right to have some say over what their neighborhoods look like? Is America a “nation of immigrants,” meaning that any questioning of an open border is xenophobic? Are highways “racist”? Are police departments the legacy of our “original sin” of slavery? In Weaponized, Seth Barron carefully and incisively reasons his way through the seemingly unimpeachable shibboleths by which the left would govern us."" —NICOLE GELINAS, senior fellow, Manhattan Institute and author of Movement: New York's Long War to Take Back Its Streets from the Car ""Many of us feel that we’ve been living through an era of rapid and disorienting change. Institutions we once relied on to maintain the social order have become instruments of instability. Seth Barron explains the disturbing strategies behind this “weaponization” of American institutions. He does so with wit and an unerring touch for the illustrative detail. An essential chronicle of social conditions and public administration in 2020s America."" —STEPHEN EIDE, senior fellow, Manhattan Institute, and author of Homelessness in America: The History and Tragedy of an Intractable Social Problem