In Defense of Liberal Democracy

What We Need to Do to Heal a Divided America

By: Manuel Hinds

Narrated by: Timothy Andrés Pabon

In Defense of Liberal Democracy is a clarion call for today's divided time: a bold reaffirmation of the liberal democratic principles that have carried America through each crisis in its history - and can do so again.

Merging expert historical, political, and economic analysis, In Defense of Liberal Democracy shows how our recent technological revolution - what high-profile economist Manuel Hinds calls the Connectivity Revolution - has led to a crisis of divisiveness. Assessing the angry rhetoric and polarization of current political and social discourse in the US, Hinds considers the dangers of seeking populist solutions to our current upheaval and shows how the traditions and institutions of liberal democracy restored prosperity, freedom, and social equity during the Industrial Revolution, the Great Depression, and other periods of political instability. Hinds examines our national past and present (up to and including the 2020 presidential election) to illustrate how current events can be as dramatic as any historical legacy in warning us of the danger of abandoning our democratic principles.

©2021 Manuel Hinds (P)2021 Kalorama

Excellent summary of our situation and compelling thoughts on progressing

Excellent summary of our situation in the world and the United States. Hinds brings a global perspective of the historical and economic background to explain how we got to today. I kept trying to figure out is the author was center left or center right (I tend center right with a libertarian bent- so maybe he was center right) but I really couldn’t tell as his Ideas are taken from both sides of the debate. Possibly his rigorous adherence to an economic and historical context make this work both. I think this book will appeal to anyone who has strong beliefs in the superior personal and cultural outcomes of (small ‘l’) liberal and democratic ideals. Hinds provides compelling secular ideas on how to progress forward if we are to preserve democracy and liberal ideals.