Unjust

Social Justice and the Unmaking of America

De: Noah Rothman

Narrado por: Chris Abell

Social justice is not justice - it is a dogma that divides society into identity groups and foments division, anger, and desire for vengeance.

Unfortunately, social justice has permeated America, and as it turns out, it is not a philosophy that appeals to the better angels of our nature. In practice, social justice is outright disdainful of the kind of blind, objective justice toward which Western civilization has striven since there was such a thing as Western civilization. Its advocates would argue that blind justice is not justice at all and that objectivity is a utopian objective, a myth clung to by naive children.

The social justice creed is shaping our every daily interaction. It influences how businesses structure themselves. It is altering how employers and employees interrelate. It has utterly transformed academia. It is remaking our politics with alarming swiftness. And there are consequences for those who transgress against the tenets of social justice and the self-appointed inquisitors who enforce its maxims.

In Unjust, Commentary, magazine associate editor Noah Rothman deconstructs today's out-of-control social justice movement and the lasting damage it has had on American politics, culture, and education and our nation's future.

©2019 Noah Rothman (P)2019 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Worth a read if you're newer to politics

1) What star rating (out of 5) would you give this book?
For the message the book was trying to send, I would say 4.

2) What did you like about the book?
It was well balanced enough to where either "side" should be able to take something away from it without being "offended."

3) What did you dislike about the book?
Personally, I feel the "Far Right" (albeit worth mentioning) aren't as big as it seems when compared to the Leftists in this book. I would also say they're only getting larger due to the Leftists ever going push off the cliff to a Totalitarian State. Just my opinion though.

4) Would you read it again?
No, I feel it was a good read, but not needed to repeat.

5) Who is the intended audience of the book?
I would say anyone who pays attention to politics would be a good audience.

6) What could have been improved?
Nothing, other than my personal preference mentioned in 3.

7) What did you learn from reading this?
Nothing that stood out. Most of it was just a retelling of things I already have come across it seemed, but I also read a lot. For someone that doesn't, they may take more away.

8) What did you think of the book’s length?
It was fitting to cover the topics it did.

9) What's another book this one reminds you of?
Of my recent reads, maybe "The Coddling of the American Mind" and "LOOSERTHINK"

10) What other books by this author have you read?
Nothing yet.

Excellent Book

“Unjust” is a very persuasive and well argued case against the excesses of the intersectional left. The book was thoughtful, and well researched. It was enjoyable to read.

overwrought style, historical analysis is shallow

the author has some good points to make about the excesses of identitarian political movements and is unsparing in his critique of white nationalism. however his stark rhetoric exceeds his evidence many times with an overreliamce on hyperbole and either or thinking. intensifying observations with adverbs and adjectives doesnt make him more convincing just more polemical.

Great unbiased view of the political landscape.

Well written, and really did a good job of criticizing extremism on the left and right.

A brilliant and analytical book

This book was published way ahead of its time and it’s even more profound for what the country is suffering through today. The only fault I find with it is that so few people will read or listen to it. My highest compliments to the author and to the reader a brilliant match. Thank you please know that I have listen to it twice And it will remain a permanent addition to my audio library.

A decent attempt...

Defining justice without revealing some bias is nearly impossible... this author does a decent job for most of the book. I nearly put it away at two of its deepest dives but decided to finish it... I'm glad I did.

fair and clarifying

great summation of how we got to this point in history. not a political screed or polemic

A very central view of social justice

This book looks at how both the right and left have failed in their quest for "social justice", and what it has done to American society.

Overall, this is an outstanding listen, and was very well produced

There’s a tremendous amount I could write in this review, but overall I think “less is more “is the better way to go.


First off, I think Mr. Abell does a great job reading this book. Everything is annunciated very clearly, and I enjoyed his tempo and style of reading.

Regarding the tome itself, there’s a great deal of food for thought here. I think Mr. Rossman almost goes out of his way to ‘try’ to present a balanced view of “Unjust” from both the left and right ends of the political spectrum.

I say “try“, because it’s my opinion (which I think is strongly supported by existing evidence) that there’s far more unjust social justice from one side of the political spectrum then on the other. I won’t say which side that is, because I respect Mr. Rothman’s attempt To convey that balanced perspective.

I found the most intriguing, and perhaps frightening, portions of the book to be the ones related to the hoax hate crimes, and the ever dwindling amount of time spent in Americas classrooms on traditional social studies. For the most part, I think one necessarily leads to the other. If you don’t accurately teach traditional social studies, then you’re far more inclined to do what you think is necessary to tear down the traditional fabric of our country in order to address ill perceived (because not properly educated) “injustices”.

What’s really ironic coming from some of the ”reviewers” who have not actually read the book, is that Mr. Rothman clearly does not like President Trump. With the irony of course being that these pseudo-reviewers are attacking Mr. Rothman in a lot of instances because they view him as some sort of political/conservative radical. That couldn’t be further from the truth.

In fact, I would argue that Mr. Rothman was fundamentally incorrect about the Presidents proposed ban on immigration From certain countries which sponsor/generate most adherents of terrorism. And I would suggest that that misconstruing of the Presidents position was perhaps unconsciously biased by Mr. Rothman precisely because Mr. Rothman does not like him.

But the bottom line is that this was an excellent read. I very much enjoyed most of the material, and learned a lot from it. Some of it I didn’t actually want to agree with, but Mr. Rothman does a very persuasive job of presenting the material

Ostentatious justifications for justness

The performer sounded sarcastic and snarky which often reduced, though sometimes matched, the context. The author attempts to evoke a centrist view of the social justice movement, but instead, often times the comes off as a focused, conservative leaning critic of liberal politics while briefly touching on blemishes from the right to attempt some sort of vision of fairness in his proposals. The disparaging and leading adjectives seem to be the greatest indicator of these moments.

The book shines the most when the author flexes his historical acumen. This is especially true in the concluding chapters. I found the description of a protracted history of social justice from a conservative leaning perspective to be the. ostentatious refreshing material that we currently have dealing with h this subject matter.

For the curious reader you will find yourself looking to the authors sources since this explanation of social justice is mostly absent in the current we commonly find in the diatribe of it's purveyors, not to disinclude the many other common and seemingly intractable ideas of cultural appropriateness.