A Letter to the Left: What Liberals Get Wrong about Terrorism, the Economy, Equality, & Social Justice

In 2016, the values of Western civilization were tested and questioned at a level of intensity not seen since the 1960s: "free speech wars" were waged on college campuses, over twenty terrorist attacks occurred in several cities across the United States and Europe, and fierce infighting was taking p [...]
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In 2016, the values of Western civilization were tested and questioned at a level of intensity not seen since the 1960s: "free speech wars" were waged on college campuses, over twenty terrorist attacks occurred in several cities across the United States and Europe, and fierce infighting was taking place within America's Democratic Party concerning what its economic and trade policies should be in a globalized world. Yet just when it seemed that 2016 couldn't possibly become a more dramatic year, Donald Trump won the presidential election over his opponent Hillary Clinton, stunning media pundits, Democratic voters, and spectators all over the world. In the wake of these events, what inevitably followed for liberalism was an identity crisis: What exactly does it mean to be "liberal" in the 21st century? What are leftwing principles, truly? And why is the left so unpopular now among Americans? With wit, candor, and a pinch of irreverence, Race Hochdorf strives to answer these questions not only for fellow liberals who are scratching their heads, but also for those on the outside looking in. Drawing from his experience as an organizer for labor unions, political campaigns, and the Democratic Party itself, as well as from his experience as a soldier and defense contractor, Race Hochdorf argues that there are four key areas where the left has failed: terrorism, social justice, feminism, and crony capitalism. These failures are due to a stunning modern rejection of core liberal values such as free speech, individual liberty, economic fairness, and anti-totalitarianism. By returning to these core values, not only can the left become a winning political and philosophical force again, but more importantly, can also regain its "sense of self." In the age of trigger warnings, radical gender politics, a vanishing middle class, and terror-apologism, "A Letter To The Left" is sure to become a treasure among the few leftwing critiques of leftism itself.