The Whites of Their Eyes

In "The Whites of Their Eyes," Harvard historian Jill Lepore explores the far right's interpretation of American history, highlighting their attempts to reclaim the narrative of the nation's founding. Through a critical lens, she examines movements like the Tea Party and figures such as Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin, revealing a deep-seated yearning for a nostalgic past that never truly existed. Lepore traces the evolution of these ideas back to the contentious bicentennial celebrations of the 1970s, unraveling the dangers of a narrative that is fundamentally anti-intellectual and antipluralist.