In the late 20th century, various perceived threats to American's suburbs helped fuel the rise of right-wing media and the era's political conservative dominance. On this episode of Democracy Nerd, Jefferson speaks with Kyle Riismandel, author of "Neighborhood of Fear: The Suburban Crisis in American Culture, 1975-2001" about the political and social response to these threats--and how this response continues to have a political impact decades later.

Neighborhood of Fear: The Suburban Crisis in American Culture, 1975-2001 (John Hopkins Press, 2020)

Kyle Riismandel

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