Brook mentions he was almost finished with it before 9/11, and was a bit surprised that the attack didn't really make much difference to his conclusions. He says that 9/11 rallied people and neutralized the political/cultural leaders who tend to exploit differences. --- "Americans are in no mood for class struggle or a culture war."
Too bad we can't say the same about many on this forum.
Illigitimi non carborundum.