Book · 2012
coming apart the state of white america 1960-2010
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And there is a terrific book by Charlie Murray called coming apart in which he goes through and analyzes by ZIP code and says that people from Elite universities marry people from Elite universities and live in ZIP codes with people from Elite universities.
Newt Gingrich · The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast · Oct 2022 Listen at 55:28 The best things said about it
On the one hand was talking about Charles Murray's coming apart and cultural elitism. then on the other hand uh was talking about a pretty unappealing uh worldview.
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Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960–2010 by Charles Murray is a sociological study examining cultural and economic stratification in the United States over a fifty-year period. On an episode of The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast released on October 31, 2022, Newt Gingrich brought up the book during a conversation about tradition and vision, praising the work for its detailed analysis broken down by ZIP code. Gingrich pointed out that Murray effectively demonstrated how individuals from elite universities increasingly tend to marry peers from similar backgrounds and concentrate themselves within specific, affluent geographic areas. Later, on an episode of Breaking Points broadcast on December 23, 2025, Emily Jashinsky referenced Charles Murray's book while analyzing Rick Santorum's political messaging and discussing the broader societal implications of cultural elitism. Jashinsky used the themes of the book to contextualize discussions surrounding political worldviews and social divides. Across these podcast discussions, commentators utilized Murray's arguments to debate the physical and cultural segregation of American society, illustrating how the text continues to serve as a reference point for analyzing class structures, geographic clustering, and the behaviors of educated elites in modern politics.
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Newt Gingrich and there is a terrific book by Charlie Murray called coming apart in which he goes through and analyzes by… 1
“and there is a terrific book by Charlie Murray called coming apart in which he goes through and analyzes by ZIP code and says that people from Elite universities marry people from Elite universities and live in ZIP codes with people from Elite universities”
Emily Jashinsky On the one hand was talking about Charles Murray's coming apart and cultural elitism. then on the other han… 1
“On the one hand was talking about Charles Murray's coming apart and cultural elitism. then on the other hand uh was talking about a pretty unappealing uh worldview”
