The End of Equality

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The End of Equality (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)

Depending on how one looks at it, the title of Mickey Kaus’s first book, The End of Equality, is either annoyingly deceptive or hauntingly clever. This is because of the double meaning of the word “end.” In his book, Kaus discusses the nature of equality as an end (or goal) of contemporary liberalism. He wishes to convince liberal Democrats—and, ultimately, an electoral majority of Americans—that they should pursue “social” rather than “money” equality.

Kaus believes that Democrats should accept the growing disparity of income that emerged during the...

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