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Gradual - The Case for Incremental Change in a Radical Age (Hardcover)
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Gradual - The Case for Incremental Change in a Radical Age (Hardcover)
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A call to tone down our political rhetoric and embrace a
common-sense approach to change. Many experts believe that we are
at a fulcrum moment in history, a time that demands radical shifts
in thinking and policymaking. Calls for bold change are everywhere
these days, particularly on social media, but is this actually the
best way to make the world a better place? In Gradual, Greg Berman
and Aubrey Fox argue that, contrary to the aspirations of activists
on both the right and the left, incremental reform is the best path
forward. They begin by emphasizing that the very structure of
American government explicitly and implicitly favors
incrementalism. Particularly in a time of intense polarization, any
effort to advance radical change will inevitably engender
significant backlash. As Berman and Fox make clear, polling shows
little public support for bold change. The public is, however,
willing to endorse a broad range of incremental reforms that, if
implemented, would reduce suffering and improve fairness. To
illustrate how incremental changes can add up to significant change
over time, Berman and Fox provide portraits of "heroic
incrementalists" who have produced meaningful reforms in a variety
of areas, from the expansion of Social Security to more recent
efforts to reduce crime and incarceration. Gradual is a bracing
call for a "radical realism" that prioritizes honesty, humility,
nuance, and respect in an effort to transcend political
polarization and reduce the conflict produced by social media.
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