I recently finished Jonah Goldberg's Liberal Fascism, The Secret History of The Left, and while the title suggests another boiler-plate special from the likes of Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity or Ann Coulter, what is presented is a chillingly sane explanation of the history of the early 20th century and how its influence can still be felt today. Goldberg is at pains to make clear that this is not just a leftist-bashing exercise, but an important evaluation of history so as not to repeat it. I can not recommend this book highly enough. In many ways it has changed how I view the current political landscape, both left and right.
There is much in the history of America during WWI, II and the Great Depression that is simply not taught in schools, and which presents a frightening warning to modern readers as we grapple with an ever-increasing federal presence in our lives. For my complete review of the book at Suite101 click here.
2 comments:
"In many ways it has changed how I view the current political landscape, both left and right."
Gosh, you weren't convinced that Hitler was a bleeding heart pacifist do-gooder lib, were you? :)
lol...no far from it.
What surprised me was the degree to which American Progresivism as characterized by the administrations of Wilson and FRD mirrored much of what went on in Fascist Europe, minus the horrors of the Holocaust of course.
And please don't misunderstand me, I am not trivializing that difference, nor does Goldberg.
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