loppear reviewed The Irony of American History by Reinhold Niebuhr
"[Niebuhr] is one of my favorite philosophers. I take away [from his works] the compelling …
so quotable, sometimes cringe
3 stars
At its best, sharp analysis of American conflation of morality and prosperity, less so as a Cold War text criticizing both US and USSR attempts to manage history while making soon-to-be-awkward claims about democracy's defenses against pursuing preventative war, factionalism, and ideological blind hubris.