Rebellion

"Rebellion" er det ekstremt spændende fjerde bind i science fiction-serien The 100. De 100 unge mennesker, der før var ungdomsforbrydere med dårlige ry, er nu blevet ledere for deres folk. Men en ny trussel er dukket op: en fanatisk kult, som er opsatte på at eliminere alle andre, der bor på den krigshærgede planet, Jorden. Efter adskillige af deres venner er blevet taget til fange, drager Clarke afsted for at redde dem - overbevist om at hun kan tale disse fremmede kræfter til fornuft. Bellamy har dog en helt anden plan: han vil ikke lade noget (eller nogen) stå i vejen for at redde de mennesker han elsker. Samtidig følger "Rebellion" også de tilfangetagne, der er tvunget til at lytte til kultens propaganda. Her bliver Glass omvendt af kultens dragende budskab, og Wells er nødt til at lære, hvordan man leder igen. Hvis ikke de bliver reddet snart, vil fangerne stå overfor en mere skræmmende skæbne end de kunne have forudset...

'The transformation of the US into an autocracy has advanced...Nobody has outlined this danger more compellingly than Robert Kagan.' - Martin Wolf, Financial Times A chilling and clear-eyed warning about the threats to our democracy posed by the increasing radicalization of the Republican Party, from a leading historian and intellectual The 2024 election could be the last free election held in a unified America. So warns Robert Kagan in this brilliant and terrifying analysis of the perilous state of democracy in the United States today. If Donald Trump loses the upcoming election, as he did in 2020, but refuses to accept the result, as he also did in the last election, he is likely to call on his millions of followers to repudiate the election results. It will be a short step from there to Republican-dominated states rejecting the legitimacy of the federal government and effectively seceding. The United States at that point will cease to be united, with grave consequences for both Americans and the world. In Rebellion , Kagan dives deeper than the op-eds and think pieces to explore the historical forces that have brought us to this moment—in particular the long history of opposition to liberalism, and to government, that has shaped America’s character from the time of the Revolution to today. Trump’s unique capacity to tap into that tradition of dissent and circumvent the American system has brought us to the edge of dissolution—not for the first time in our history but possibly the last. This is an elegant and deeply informed synthesis of history, contemporary politics, and ideas that sheds light on this crucial moment.

"Rebellion" er det ekstremt spændende fjerde bind i science fiction-serien The 100. De 100 unge mennesker, der før var ungdomsforbrydere med dårlige ry, er nu blevet ledere for deres folk. Men en ny trussel er dukket op: en fanatisk kult, som er opsatte på at eliminere alle andre, der bor på den krigshærgede planet, Jorden. Efter adskillige af deres venner er blevet taget til fange, drager Clarke afsted for at redde dem - overbevist om at hun kan tale disse fremmede kræfter til fornuft. Bellamy har dog en helt anden plan: han vil ikke lade noget (eller nogen) stå i vejen for at redde de mennesker han elsker. Samtidig følger "Rebellion" også de tilfangetagne, der er tvunget til at lytte til kultens propaganda. Her bliver Glass omvendt af kultens dragende budskab, og Wells er nødt til at lære, hvordan man leder igen. Hvis ikke de bliver reddet snart, vil fangerne stå overfor en mere skræmmende skæbne end de kunne have forudset...

'The transformation of the US into an autocracy has advanced...Nobody has outlined this danger more compellingly than Robert Kagan.' - Martin Wolf, Financial Times A chilling and clear-eyed warning about the threats to our democracy posed by the increasing radicalization of the Republican Party, from a leading historian and intellectual The 2024 election could be the last free election held in a unified America. So warns Robert Kagan in this brilliant and terrifying analysis of the perilous state of democracy in the United States today. If Donald Trump loses the upcoming election, as he did in 2020, but refuses to accept the result, as he also did in the last election, he is likely to call on his millions of followers to repudiate the election results. It will be a short step from there to Republican-dominated states rejecting the legitimacy of the federal government and effectively seceding. The United States at that point will cease to be united, with grave consequences for both Americans and the world. In Rebellion , Kagan dives deeper than the op-eds and think pieces to explore the historical forces that have brought us to this moment—in particular the long history of opposition to liberalism, and to government, that has shaped America’s character from the time of the Revolution to today. Trump’s unique capacity to tap into that tradition of dissent and circumvent the American system has brought us to the edge of dissolution—not for the first time in our history but possibly the last. This is an elegant and deeply informed synthesis of history, contemporary politics, and ideas that sheds light on this crucial moment.

More than anyone I know, Eduardo Briceno has devoted himself to bringing academic research on mindsets into the everyday lives of learners of all ages. His passion and optimism are contagious, and in every interaction, I come away inspired.

More than anyone I know, Eduardo Briceno has devoted himself to bringing academic research on mindsets into the everyday lives of learners of all ages. His passion and optimism are contagious, and in every interaction, I come away inspired.