The Persistence of the Ideological Lie: The Totalitarian Impulse Then and Now.
The article reviews Daniel J. Mahoney’s book *The Persistence of the Ideological Lie: The Totalitarian Impulse Then and Now*, which examines the nature of ideology as fundamentally rooted in falsehood and division, with a focus on its impact in contemporary American society. Mahoney critiques Marxis...
| Publicado en: | Modern Age Vol. 68; no. 3; pp. 63 - 66 |
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Intercollegiate Studies Institute
Summer2026
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