Why Liberalism Works: How True Liberal Values Produce a Freer, More Equal, Prosperous World for All Audiobook (Free)

An insightful and passionately written book explaining why a go back to Enlightenment ideals is good for the world

The greatest challenges facing humankind, according to Deirdre Nansen McCloskey, are poverty and tyranny, both which keep people back. Arguing for any return to true liberal values, this interesting and accessible publication develops, defends, and demonstrates how embracing the tips initial espoused by eighteenth-century philosophers like Locke, Smith, Voltaire, and Wollstonecraft is wonderful for everyone.

With her trademark wit and deep understanding, McCloskey shows the way the adoption of Enlightenment ideals of liberalism has propelled the freedom and prosperity define the grade of a full life. In her watch, liberalism leads to equality, but equality does not necessarily result in liberalism-and the fixation of the still left on inequality is definitely counterproductive. Liberalism is an optimistic philosophy that depends upon the power of rhetoric rather than hands and on ethics, free speech, and facts for us to thrive.