The closing of the liberal mind how groupthink and intolerance define the left
" We live in intolerant times. Government routinely uses its power to restrict speech and intimidate private groups and businesses. College campuses are hostile to diverse viewpoints and students shout down public speakers in the name of "tolerance." Corporate leaders are forced to resign and pastor...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Encounter Books,
[2016]
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| Summary: | " We live in intolerant times. Government routinely uses its power to restrict speech and intimidate private groups and businesses. College campuses are hostile to diverse viewpoints and students shout down public speakers in the name of "tolerance." Corporate leaders are forced to resign and pastors are fined for expressing their personal views. These are just a few examples of liberalism's modern legacy in America. Now at its zenith, progressive liberalism is turning on itself. It is becoming its opposite: closed-minded and intolerant to different points of views and interests. In The Closing of the Liberal Mind: How Groupthink and Intolerance Define the Left, historian and long-time policy expert Kim Holmes reveals how liberals in America have abandoned their traditions and become a force for denying people's rights and freedoms. The closing of the liberal mind threatens not only free speech and freedom of conscience but also constitutional rights that at one time were among America's greatest causes. It is upending the very constitutional order that was the bastion of American freedom and equality. Holmes believes it is still possible to "save [America] from the ravages of the postmodern left." But it will require moderate liberals and conservatives who care about our freedoms to come together at this pivotal time in history."--From publisher's website. |
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| Physical Description: | 362 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781594038518 1594038511 |
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