Book Review: Stumbling Toward Utopia

I first met Tim at a Focus on the Family briefing. He was discussing the upcoming election at the time and providing context and background based on his extensive work in Washington, D.C. I had the opportunity to read his book, The Man in the Middle, which I highly recommend. More recently, I was able to attend his presentation at the Arizona Christian University to both students and faculty on the topic of his latest book.

This is a fascinating dive into the seeds planted in the early 1900’s, how they hit critical mass in the 1960’s, and the results we’ve been seeing and wrestling with in the subsequent decades after a full generation of experiments.

One of the biggest takeaways for me is reading the motivations and reasons for some of the initial experiments with Education, Entertainment, Government spending programs, and the more recent Civility issues. Key leaders with well-known names who had their own agendas and knew that capturing the hearts and minds of our children would be their path towards taking that control.

The history of the word ‘utopia’ is interesting; the vision definitely wasn’t reached. We have some serious fallout to deal with. At this point, we can look back with hindsight and reset. Our Founders rightly warned that we could not have freedom without virtue. There are some fascinating statistics and quotes. Definitely recommend this book! – CMW