{"product_id":"suicide-of-the-west-how-the-rebirth-of-tribalism-nationalism-and-socialism-is-destroying-american-democracy-9781101904954","title":"Suicide of the West: How the Rebirth of Tribalism, Nationalism, and Socialism Is Destroying American Democracy","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Epic and debate-shifting.\" --David Brooks, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"More than any book published so far in this century, it deserves to be called a conservative classic.\" \u003cb\u003e--Yuval Levin, \u003ci\u003eNational Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith his trademark blend of political history, social science, economics, and pop culture, two-time NYT bestselling author, syndicated columnist, \u003ci\u003eNational Review \u003c\/i\u003esenior editor, and American Enterprise Institute fellow Jonah Goldberg makes the timely case that America and other democracies are in peril as they lose the will to defend the values and institutions that sustain freedom and prosperity. Instead we are surrendering to populism, nationalism and other forms of tribalism.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Only once in the last 250,000 years have humans stumbled upon a way to lift ourselves out of the endless cycle of poverty, hunger, and war that defines most of history--in 18th century England when we accidentally discovered the miracle of liberal democratic capitalism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As Americans we are doubly blessed that those radical ideas were written into the Constitution, laying the groundwork for our uniquely prosperous society: \u003cbr\u003e - Our rights come from God not from the government.\u003cbr\u003e - The government belongs to us; we do not belong to the government.\u003cbr\u003e - The individual is sovereign. We are all captains of our own souls. \u003cbr\u003e - The fruits of our labors belong to us. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the last few decades, these political virtues have been turned into vices. As we are increasingly taught to view our traditions as a system of oppression, exploitation and \"white privilege,\" the principles of liberty and the rule of law are under attack from left and right. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At a moment when authoritarianism, tribalism, identity politics, nationalism, and cults of personality are rotting our democracy from within, Goldberg exposes the West's suicidal tendencies on both sides of the ideological aisle. For the West to survive, we must renew our sense of gratitude for what our civilization has given us and rediscover the ideals that led us out of the bloody muck of the past - or back to the muck we will go. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Suicide is painless, liberty takes work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crown Forum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/14\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781101904954\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.20d","brand":"Jonah Goldberg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36647951204508,"sku":"9781101904954","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_9cdcac99-15a9-495d-bc8c-ac0980f39e8c.jpg?v=1603868659","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/suicide-of-the-west-how-the-rebirth-of-tribalism-nationalism-and-socialism-is-destroying-american-democracy-9781101904954","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}