This book by Rod Dreher, from Random House, is going to cause quite a stir, within as well as without the various chattering classes.
Why? Because it details a worldview that crosses conventionally-drawn boundaries of political and cultural persuasion. It takes a settled characteristic of the far left—crunchy, post-hippie culture—and aligns it with one of the far right—libertarian, traditional culture. The author survived the rigors of peer-review within the cyber-halls of National Review Online (where he is a staffer), which is the premier conservative/political journal. And an early essay by Dreher on this same crunchy-con theme was published by Utne Magazine, the premier liberal/culture journal. That's a hybrid of review, right there.
So the path is cleared for this book to really make a mark on popular culture. I predict it will be one of the top 10 most-talked-about books of 2006. And it has already won the award for longest title subhead, ever.
