Suicide of the West

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An absolutely magnificent book! Jonah Goldberg is brilliant in both intellect and writing. Amusing, terrifying, informative, and thought-provoking, this work serves as an intellectual oasis of hope amidst self-destructive ignorance. Goldberg demonstrates how the ideas that have animated free societies for the past 250 years are humanity's greatest creations and how we jeopardize our future by mishandling them. This is a very important book. When future archeologists ask what we were thinking, I hope they find a copy of this work, only slightly charred from the ideological bonfire of our time. Populism and identity politics pose an existential threat to American life. With characteristic wit, Goldberg argues that valuing democracy and a free society requires standing against ideological tribalism, regardless of political beliefs. This book raises an urgent alarm and clarifies the necessary path forward. Goldberg's compelling thesis, supported by massive evidence, leads to a deeper understanding of our predicament while remaining engaging and enjoyable. Deeply researched and beautifully written, it explains how liberal democracy and capitalism created conditions for Western thriving, warning that complacency could hasten their collapse. This exploration of why we’re abandoning the philosophy that built the modern West is vital, and it encourages essential conversations across the political spectrum.