What’s Wrong with the World

What’s Wrong with the World by G.K. Chesterton is a social critique published during the early 20th century. In the book G. K. Chesterton criticizes contemporary societal positions on property imperialism education and home life. He believed that both unfettered capitalism and socialism erode society breaking up the family and keeping the poor in poverty. In the book he argues that they are misguided and harmful to society. He advocates for a return to traditional values and institutions such as the family the church and private property and argues that these are necessary for the well-being of individuals and society as a whole. A steadfast champion of the working man family and faith Chesterton eloquently opposed materialism snobbery hypocrisy and any adversary of freedom and simplicity in modern society. Many of the issues Chesterton addresses in this book like home ownership public education and the erosion of democracy remain important social issues in the modern day.