Is Hard America, Soft America (2004) CHUD or WOKE?
chudrank score: 24 / 100 (CHUD-leaning (right-wing)). 0 is CHUD (right-wing), 100 is WOKE (left-wing).
Book by Michael Barone, 2004.
9 votes: 22% WOKE, 78% CHUD.
Why: Center-right study of American values
A distinguished political commentator and author of The New Americans reflects on a central dichotomy of American life--a Hard America that is ruled by accountability and competition, and a Soft America that protects people from such reality--arguing that Soft America lives off the productivity, creativity, and competence of Hard America.