{"product_id":"reclaiming-liberalism-and-other-essays-ari-armstrong-9780981803029","title":"Reclaiming Liberalism and Other Essays on Personal and Economic Freedom","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Ari Armstrong stands in the best tradition of classical liberalism: firm in his convictions, open to rational persuasion, willing to admit when he doesn't know, willing to insist on what he does know, and willing to defend to the death his right-and the right of every person-to know and understand through reason. In a climate of pervasive irrationality, Armstrong's writing is a glimpse of a better world, a world of reason and freedom, that's open to all of us if we're willing.\" -Timothy Sandefur, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Permission Society\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom \"Reclaiming Liberalism\" \"To effectively advance their cause, true liberals-people who in fact advocate liberty in all affairs, personal and economic-must reclaim the mantle of liberalism. The authoritarians, the statists, the collectivists who stole the term liberalism from its rightful heirs must be stripped of their rhetorical masks and exposed for what they are: enemies of human freedom.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eReclaiming Liberalism and Other Essays on Personal and Economic Freedom\u003c\/em\u003e brings together the title essay plus thirty-two others. \"Reclaiming Liberalism\" examines the meaning of the term liberal, linking it to the tradition of individual rights; explains why genuine liberals should not let statists steal their rightful title; and distinguishes liberalism from conservatism and libertarianism. Other essays, published over previous years, explore the lure of utopia; defend equality before the law, not of outcomes; champion freedom of speech; defend capitalism; critique the nanny state; and address other critical issues of our times.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eContents: \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1. Reclaiming Liberalism\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Liberalism Pertains to Liberty\u003cbr\u003e The Incoherence of Conservatism\u003cbr\u003e Conservatism, Utopianism, and Liberalism\u003cbr\u003e Liberalism as Radical and Rational\u003cbr\u003e The Problem with Left and Right\u003cbr\u003e The Long-Term Reclamation of Liberalism\u003cbr\u003e Why Not Libertarianism?\u003cbr\u003e Renewing the Fight for Liberty\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2. Utopia and Totalitarianism\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Irrationality of Neil deGrasse Tyson's Rationalia\u003cbr\u003e Sam Harris's Collectivist Politics\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3. Liberty and Equality\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"You Didn't Build That\"-Obama's Ode to Envy\u003cbr\u003e The Justice of Income Inequality Under Capitalism\u003cbr\u003e Egalitarianism versus Rational Morality on Income Inequality\u003cbr\u003e Challenging the Inequality Narrative\u003cbr\u003e An Aristotelian Account of Responsibility and Luck\u003cbr\u003e A Parable for Thomas Piketty\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e4. Capitalism\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Contra Occupiers, Profits Embody Justice\u003cbr\u003e Sparking a Free Market Revolution\u003cbr\u003e The Fruits of Capitalism Are All Around Us\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e5. Freedom of Speech\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A Lesson on Censorship\u003cbr\u003e When Politics Corrupts Money\u003cbr\u003e Why Forcibly Limiting Campaign Spending is Censorship\u003cbr\u003e The Egalitarian Assault on Free Speech\u003cbr\u003e Campaign Laws Throw Common Sense Out the Window\u003cbr\u003e Ruling Furthers Free Speech\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e6. Welfare and Taxes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Questioning the Welfare State\u003cbr\u003e The Integrity of Condemning Social Security While Collecting It\u003cbr\u003e Nation Needs Shared Liberty, Not Sacrifice\u003cbr\u003e The Crucial Distinction Between Subsidies and Tax Cuts\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e7. Liberty for Producers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Moral Case Against Minimum Wage Laws\u003cbr\u003e The Morality of Unequal Pay for Unequal Work\u003cbr\u003e Hobby Lobby and Equal Rights\u003cbr\u003e On the Right Not to Bake a Cake\u003cbr\u003e Businessmen Should Never \"Put Moral Judgments Aside\"\u003cbr\u003e Religious Freedom Laws vs. Equal Protection of Rights\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e8. Immigration\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Amnesty for Rights-Respecting Illegal Immigrants\u003cbr\u003e A Rights-Respecting Immigration Policy\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e9. The Nanny State\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Government Destroys Buckyballs, Assaults the Mind\u003cbr\u003e Should Prostitution Be legal?\u003cbr\u003e Morality and Sanity Demand an End to Drug Prohibition\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e10. Coda\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ari Armstrong\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0981803024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780981803029\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ember Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/28\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 196\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.51w x 0.42d","brand":"Ari Armstrong","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47202691318015,"sku":"9780981803029","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b477772c-fbc5-48bb-a164-0cfda831a268.jpg?v=1756833123","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/reclaiming-liberalism-and-other-essays-ari-armstrong-9780981803029","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}