liberalism

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liberalism

Coercive concern

nationalism, liberalism, and the schooling of Muslim youth

Being woke

social awareness or political overcorrection?
2024
Explores the tensions between people working to become more aware of social inequality and other issues, and people who believe this can become a misguided effort that undermines traditional society. It will describe what the term "woke" means, its evolving (and politicized) meaning, and examples of how "being woke" has manifested in recent culture.

Slouching towards Gomorrah

modern liberalism and American decline
2003
Explore how the rise of modern liberalism, which stresses the dual forces of radical egalitarianism and radical individualism, has undermined American culture, intellect, and morality.

Union

a Democrat, a Republican and a search for common ground
2020
"In the year before Donald Trump was elected president, Jordan Blashek, a Republican Marine, and Chris Haugh, a Democrat and son of a single mother from Berkeley, California, formed an unlikely friendship. Jordan was fresh off his service in the Marines and feeling a bit out of place at Yale Law School. Chris was yearning for a sense of mission after leaving Washington D.C. Over the months, Jordan and Chris's friendship blossomed not in spite of, but because of, their political differences. So they decided to hit the road in search of reasons to strengthen their bond in an eraof strife and partisanship. What follows is a three-year adventure story, across forty-four states and along 20,000 miles of road to find out exactly where the American experiment stands at the close of the second decade of the twenty-first century"--Amazon.

Public citizens

the attack on big government and the remaking of American liberalism
2021
"The story of the dramatic postwar struggle over the proper role of citizens and government in American society. In the 1960s and 70s, an insurgent attack on traditional liberalism took shape in America, built on new ideals of citizen advocacy and the public interest. . . . Drawing energy from civil rights protests and opposition to the Vietnam War, the new citizens movement drew legions of followers and scored major victories, disrupting plans for highways and dams, banning harmful chemicals, and blocking pipelines. . . . 'Public Citizens' traces the history of the public interest movement and explores its tangled legacy, showing the ways New Deal liberalism fell apart and the challenges in trying to replace it"--Provided by publisher.

Death of the liberal class

Former foreign correspondent and the Nation Institute fellow Chris Hedges examines why he believes liberal institutions have fallen and failed to protect ordinary citizens.

When America was great

the fighting faith of postwar liberalism
2004
Profiles the men and women who created a new American liberal tradition in post-war America, retracing the intellectual journeys of prominent thinkers and writers and describing how they helped create a more liberal America.

Black rights

the critique of racial liberalism
2017
Liberalism is the political philosophy of equal persons - yet liberalism has refused equality to those it saw as sub-persons. Liberalism is the creed of fairness - yet liberalism has been complicit with European imperialism and African slavery. Liberalism is the classic ideology of Enlightenment and political transparency - yet liberalism has cast a dark veil over its actual racist past and present. In sum, liberalism's promise of equal rights has historically been denied to blacks and other people of color. In Black Rights/White Wrongs: The Critique of Racial Liberalism, political philosopher Charles Mills challenges mainstream accounts that ignore this history and its current legacy in self-conceived liberal polities today.

Don't burn this book

thinking for yourself in an age of unreason
2020
"This book is both an explanation of the current political upheaval and your guide to surviving it. This book will inspire you to make up your own mind about what you believe on any issue, and show you how to: check your facts, not your privilege; no matter your gender, economic class, or level of education, you're still allowed to have opinions. [The author] provides a roadmap for true classically liberal principles regardless of your party affiliation, and shows you why freedom is impossible without them. [This book] empowers you with time-tested and common-sense principles that can turn the tide against authoritarians on both sides in this increasingly polarized world. This book is a rallying cry for anyone who wants to live freely, which is quickly becoming the most radical belief you could have"--Provided by publisher.

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