The following is Robert O. Self’s response to Christopher Shannon’s two posts regarding Self’s latest book, All In the Family: The Realignment of American Democracy Since the 1960s.  At the new S-USIH blog, this essay reminds us what has been the best about the origins of the blog and, going forward, the kind of intellectual forum we hope to provide and encourage.  Thanks to Self, Shannon, and all those who have read and commented on their different posts.  Here is a page with the earlier posts. I would like to thank the moderators of the U.S. Intellectual History blog for Read more