In 1914, a brilliant young political journalist published a book arguing that the United States had entered a period of "drift"--a lack of control over rapidly changing forces in society.
Mastery over.
He wrote to convince readers that they could balance these tensions: they could be organized, efficient, and functional without sacrificing impulse, choice, or liberty.
He highlighted the tensions between expansion and consolidation, traditionalism and progressivism, and emotion and rationality.
In 1914, a brilliant young political journalist published a book arguing that the United States had entered a period of "drift"--a lack of control over rapidly changing forces in society