in the aptly titled treatise whats wrong with the world one of the twentieth centurys most memorable and prolific writers takes on education government big business feminism and a host of other topics 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 societyculled from the thousands of essays he contributed to newspapers and periodicals over his lifetime the critical works collected for this edition pulse with the authors unique brand of clever commentary as readable and rewarding today as when they were written over a century ago these pieces offer chestertons unparalleled analysis of contemporary ideals his incisive critique of modern efficiency and his humorous but heartfelt defense of the common man against trendsetting social assaults