Table of Contents to 13 1/2 Reasons Why NOT to Be A Liberal: And How to Enlighten Others by Judd Dunning with Eric Golub
Introduction........................vii
The Belly of the Beast
PART I
ECONOMICS
CHAPTER 1 Big Government Fails at (Almost) Everything...................3
The Republican Party Small Government Pro-Growth Platform
CHAPTER 2 Life Is Not Fair and People Are Inherently Unequal................19
Free-Market Capitalism and Individual Liberty
CHAPTER 3 Big Green Elephant..................39
Climate Change, Responsible Progress, and Real versus Junk Science
PART II
CULTURE AND SOCIAL ISSUES
CHAPTER 4 You Are Not a Bigot..................63
Colorblind Conservatism and the Myth of the GOP as Racist
CHAPTER 5 Justice Does Not Need an Adjective..................73
Constitutionalism, Social Justice, and Special Rights
CHAPTER 6 Life Is Not a Safe Space...............85
Free Speech versus Leftist Political Correctness
CHAPTER 7 American Exceptionalism Is Not a Hate Crime........................95
Patriotism, Excellence, and Gratitude
CHAPTER 8 Jews and Christians Don't Blow Up Airlines....................105
Judeo-Christian Values Are American Values
PART III
SAFETY AND SECURITY
CHAPTER 9 Freedom Is Not Free, Might Does Make Right, and Reluctant Interventionism Is Just............................121
Strong Military and Foreign Policy
CHAPTER 10 Guns for (Almost) Everyone...........139
Criminals by Definition Do Not Obey Laws
CHAPTER 11 Every Nation Secures Its Borders.......155
Immigration
CHAPTER 12 Violent Anarchic Mobs Are Bad........175
The Decline of Law, Order, and Civility
PART IV
TRUMP
CHAPTER 13 Facts Trump Feelings and Deeds Trump Words.................153
Results Trump Everything
PART V
A BONUS CHAPTER
CHAPTER 13¿ Babies Are Beautiful and So Are Women's Rights...............261
Abortion
Conclusion........................275
First Principles, Final Thoughts
Epilogue..........................279
The George Floyd Riots
Notes.............................285
Acknowledgments...................307
Further Acknowledgments............309
Index.............................311