"For years, âemigrâes from the former Soviet bloc have been telling Rod Dreher they see telltale signs of 'soft' totalitarianism cropping up in America: ... identity politics are beginning to encroach on every aspect of life; civil liberties are increasingly seen as a threat to safety; progressives marginalize conservative, traditional Christians and other dissenters; technology and consumerism hastens the possibility of a corporate surveillance state ... Dreher ... explains how the totalitarianism facing us today is based less on overt violence and more on psychological manipulation. He tells the stories of modern-day dissidents ... who offer practical advice for how to identify and resist totalitarianism in our time"--
