Why We're Liberals: A Political Handbook for Post-Bush America
A Nonfiction, Politics, History book. This book was kind of a disappointment. I very much enjoyed the first part, in which Alterman outlines...
The bestselling author demolishes myths about liberalism in a spirited polemic Thanks to the machinations of the right, there is no dirtier word in American politics today than “liberal”—yet public opinion polls consistently show that the majority of Americans hold liberal views on everything from health care to foreign policy. In this feisty, accessible primer, bestselling author Eric Alterman sets out to restore liberalism to its rightful honored place in our political life as the politics of America’s everyday citizens. In Why We’re Liberals Alterman examines liberalism’s development and demonstrates how its partisans have come to represent not just the mainstream, but also the majority of Americans today. In a crisply argued though extensively documented counterattack on right-wing spin and misinformation, Alterman briskly disposes of such canards as “Liberals Hate God” and “Liberals Are Soft on Terrorism,” reclaiming liberalism from the false definitions foisted upon it by the right and repeated everywhere else. Why We’re Liberals brings clarity and perspective to what...
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The first half of this book was really good - great history of the rise of the liberal and conservative movements, a good perspective on the Bush years (this was published in 2008). So much so, that I was thinking the title and cartoonish cover did a disservice to the book. But then he got into some of the more social issues, and I... A very insightful book. This book was kind of a disappointment. I very much enjoyed the first part, in which Alterman outlines what it has meant to be a liberal historically and what it means today. However, the second part, in which Alterman is supposed to defend liberalism against the stereotypes perpetuated by conservatives in recent years, is nothing more...
