2 Cheers for Capitalism

by Irving Kristol

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0465088031
• ISBN13: 9780465088034
• Release Date: May 1978
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Don't Agree With Everything, but

I had to give this all five stars. It is a classic of conservative thought. Not libertarian or pro-capitalist thought, either, CONSERVATIVE thought.What does that mean? It means that Kristol faces up to the fact that capitalism has some anti-conservative implications, its profit orientation and individualism can undermine the stability of families and neighborhoods. He is not willing to accept that price, and thinks that capitalism ought to be reigned in. That is why he gives it only "two cheers" rather than the "three cheers" customary for unconditional approval.This book is full of insights, even when it aggravates.