Cliches of Liberalism: Governing Through Insult, Confusion and Sound Bites

by David C. Wilcox

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1928729002
• ISBN13: 9781928729006
• Release Date: May 1999
• Publisher: DCW Industries
• Length: 162 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Still Relevant for the 2008 Elections

I'm happy to see that this nice little book is still available. I received my copy as a present many years ago. Most of the issues the author discusses are timeless like the many disguised variants of Marx's "from each according to his ability to each according to his need" such as "we must find a way to pay for tax cuts". The discussion of the Clinton impeachment is still relevant because Mrs. Bubba may be running for president next year. And the discussion about using the "Fairness Doctrine" to silence talk radio is back with us now that the Democrats control Congress. Beautifully written and carefully researched, this book is a great read.

A Political Book everyone can read and undersatand!

In 10 essays, "Cliches of Liberalism" actually discusses over 40 liberal cliches. Some are very old and others are unique to Clinton, Gore and their pals. Almost certainly, we will hear all of them in the elections of 2000, and probably for some time after that. I strongly recommend this book to every voter who wants to understand many of the dishonest (and eventually expensive) liberal sound bites that will dominate the airwaves during the next year and a half. "Cliches of Liberalism" is inspiring throughout and reveals a lot of careful research. The notes abound with economic and other statistics. The 10-page index is extremely thorough. The book is also written such that the average American can read, understand and enjoy the discussions as presented. Unlike most political books that are usually written for a specific audience thuis book appeals to everyone.

A Great Antidote for a Liberal Econ Professor

Boy do I wish I had read this book while I was taking a course in economics last semester! Chapter 3 completely demolishes the mixed economy garbage that's taught in colleges everywhere. Citing economic experts such as Adam Smith, Milton Friedman, Fredrick Hayek and Alan Greenspan, this book shows how powerful, equitable and just capitalism is. It also shows how much damage liberals have done to the US economy by trying to impose the rotten ideas of socialism. Like Wilcox says, liberals seem to think that "we must guard against someone, somewhere having a good time". After reading this book you may never vote for another democrat!

Even if you have no interest in politics, you need this book

"Socialism has failed everywhere it has been tried because it is incompatible with human nature." You can believe that statement, deny it, argue with it, or insult the person who made it. That assertion is in the Epilogue of "Cliches of Liberalism." By the time you reach it, you will know that it is true -- even if you deny it, argue with it, or insult the person who made it. With easily-understood lines of evidence that could be appreciated by a trial lawyer, David Wilcox presents a common liberal assertion, such as "we must find a way to pay for tax cuts," presents the liberal line of reasoning that backs up that assertion (doing it so well you will find yourself agreeing with it), and then with factual evidence and sometimes just good old common sense, makes you wonder how you ever fell for the liberal line. For instance, you don't have to "find a way" to pay for tax cuts because, as has been proven time and again, until you reach a certain level, they pay for themselves! For anyone who wonders if maybe the status quo might need some adjustments, or for the hard-core conservative or libertarian who got caught flat-footed by a liberal assertion, this is the book you need. For anyone who plans on spending the rest of his or her life in the United States, even if you don't want to get involved in politics, this is a guide-book you better have. Otherwise that political tour-bus you're riding could take you into a failing "-ism" and you won't even know how you got there.

Praise from a moderate.

This is a splendid little book that can be read in an evening or on a cross-country flight. It may not be very long, but it is packed with useful information that liberals don't want the general public to know about. For example, the book includes federal-budget deficit data for the 40-year period that the Democrats had control of the House from 1955 to 1994. You don't have to plow through the tables unless you really want to though because the statistics are summarized in the main discussion and the tables and their source are given in the Notes section.The last essay, "we must save the neighborhood from people who would paint their house purple", really rung a bell for me. Wilcox describes a very serious problem that nobody else seems to be talking about. The growing number of planned communities that are controlled by homeowner associations are pitting neighbor against neighbor in ways that can rob you of your property rights and is a much worse problem than I realized. I am being driven out of my home by one of these associations. Wilcox has some good advice for how to fight for your home and gives useful WWW links that also have useful resources.The last chapter is really inspirational and makes you want to go to that PTA meeting to ask why the children must read trashy novels from obscure writers or to just write a letter to the editor to ask why some new tax is needed for another wasteful government agency. If I learned nothing else form this book, I learned that liberalism is very expensive and very dishonest!