The Authenticity

In his latest book, The Authenticity Hoax, Andrew Potter describes the search for authentic products and experiences as a romantic rebellion against a cold and complex modernity. But authenticity is not just a consumer trend. According to Potter many political statements - from Al Gore’s Earth in Balance to the terrorist Unabomber’s Manifesto - are also nostalgic protests against a civilization that has run wild. They apply a surprisingly similar rhetoric -- try this quiz and guess who said what. In this v