Someone asked a question this past Sunday at the Redux Q&A Service on Individualism. Somehow it struck a chord and people kept chasing that line of thought and the whole thing turned into a four part series.
Below is the first answer on the history of individualism. If you want to see the others, click here to go to the Redux Vimeo page!!
Individualism Part I – A Recent History of Individualism from :redux on Vimeo.