First Person

The Democratic Party Left Me Behind — And I'm Not Alone
Saritha Prabhu
I’ve been a loyal Democrat for about 15 years. As someone who became a citizen in 2006, I became a Democrat during the George W. Bush years, because I liked the party’s anti-war, pro-minority, pro-environment, pro-little guy positions.
But the 2016 election was an eye-opener for me. To use the current political jargon, I became “woke,” in some very different ways, and I got “red-pilled.”
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Some titles recent, all recommended -
- The Diversity Delusion
by Heather Mac Donald - None of My Business
by P.J. O’Rourke - The End of Work
by John Tamny - How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life
by Russ Roberts - A Humane Economy: The Social Framework of the Free Market
by Wilhelm Röpke
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