tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-664958436931528900.post9068145913477980..comments2024-02-27T07:15:23.786+01:00Comments on Simon's Book Blog: Isabel Leighton: The Aspirin Age (1949)Simon McLeishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16433000161180042201noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-664958436931528900.post-23379983812299845322016-11-19T06:07:17.244+00:002016-11-19T06:07:17.244+00:00I don't generally follow US politics, so haven...I don't generally follow US politics, so haven't come across anything more recent to recommend. My take on "making America great again" is that nostalgia always makes the past look not only better than the present, but better than people at the time thought it was. And in many cases, "now" feels different depending on who you are - a white billionaire just elected to the White House will have a rather different view to someone facing abuse because of the colour of their skin or their sexuality.Simon McLeishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16433000161180042201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-664958436931528900.post-43235279473287332212016-11-18T23:34:48.254+00:002016-11-18T23:34:48.254+00:00Hi Simon-it is post election 2016 and I keep wonde...Hi Simon-it is post election 2016 and I keep wondering about what time was America SO great that we need to be as great as that particular time...1950s? 60s? 70s? Are there other books like this wonderful book--a compilation of well-written essays about the times? If you know of any, I'd be very interested. Thank you!Tally Hoozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09712479020217374172noreply@blogger.com