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COVID-19 has exposed weaknesses across all aspects of society. What can it tell us about the reality of Western civilization?
About the author
Andrew Potter is an associate professor at the Max Bell School of Public Policy. A former journalist, between 2011 and 2016 Andrew Potter was managing editor and then editor in chief of the
Ottawa Citizen, and from 2006 to 2011 he was a public affairs columnist for
Maclean’s Magazine. He is also a former Director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada. Potter is the author of
The Authenticity Hoax: How We Get Lost Finding Ourselves, and the co-author, with Joseph Heath, of the best-selling book
The Rebel Sell: Why the Culture Can’t be Jammed.
Summary
COVID-19 has exposed weaknesses across all aspects of society. What can it tell us about the reality of Western civilization?
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Praise for On Decline
"Terse, direct, provocative"—Mark Abley, The Walrus
"Like its historic ancestors, On Decline deserves a wide general audience and should be required reading for the incoming federal government." —Winnipeg Free Press
Praise for Andrew Potter’s The Authenticity Hoax
“Potter’s broad-ranging survey makes a good case that the authenticist fantasy is deeply embedded in the culture.”—Wall Street Journal
“[Andrew Potter] offers a shrewd and lively discussion peppered with pop culture references and a stimulating reappraisal of the romantic strain in modern life.”—Publishers Weekly
“Potter weaves elements of history, philosophy and pop culture together in a book that will leave an impression even if it doesn’t necessarily show us the path. Is Andrew Potter one of the great thinkers of our age? He may well be: this is great stuff.”—January Magazine
