An Important Read, but Has a Little Flaw

By V. DoLike many people who picked up this book, I listen to Mark Levin's radio show (though not on a daily basis). On his radio show, he comes off as a bit of a jerk, with little patience for opposing views, which is why I didn't consider myself a fan of his radio show. But after reading this book, I am more appreciative of him. In Liberty and Tyranny, Levin is what he should be on radio- an intelligent observer with a brilliantly analytical mind, and has a wise, understanding of political philosophy, and comes off much more stately than on radio.

Liberty and Tyranny reads more like a political science/philosophy treatise that you would read in college than many of the current political books that attacks people. Which is great in my opinion.

In this book, Levin defends traditional American politics (which may be described by some as "conservativism" though its not) and explains why it is better than the current trend towards liberalism, which he refers to as statism. For example, Levin defends religion and explains what the founding fathers truly meant when they called for seperation of church and state, with evidence from their writings. He aslo defends the idea of a limited federal gov't, and attacks the notion of a "living breathing Constitution." These are just a few examples.

Reading the book, I got the feeling that Levin was walking a tight rope. He wanted his readers to understand the underpinnings of traditional American politics, while showing the foolishness of the Statists. But its difficult to defend one, attack the other, without stepping a bit into conspiracy theory realm. For example, he explains that statists are behind so many of the current liberal movements because they want to tear down the foundations of this country to replace it with an oligarchy where the party of a few rule. He also explains why the left are the way they are. Though his reasoning does make sense, this might be a bit of a turn-off for those who consider themselves in the middle.

Overall, I think this is a very important read. The current momentum of the Left should be approached with caution and this book should be at the fore-front of the discussion.

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