The Tyranny of Cliches: How Liberals Cheat in the War of Ideas Audiobook (Unabridged)

" I love the title. "

" This was an entertaining book which shows how language can be used to promote both an agenda and sloppy thinking. The author is hilarious at times! He points out many logic flaws in the cliched expressions of the political arena. We've had a lot of this pumped into our heads since school. The media continues to pump it in. If you'd like to raise your own awareness for this sort of thing, I highly recommend this book. "

" Jonah Goldberg is one of my favorite columnists for National Review. His tone is always humorous and his writing is accessible. The Tyranny of Cliches is the first one of his books I have read. The thesis is that the left is so surrounded by people and institutions which reinforce certain political positions that these positions are accepted as unbiased facts rather than policy preferences that may or may not have been thought through thoroughly. It is smart for any kind of movement to instill in its followers mantras, dogmatic assertions of truth that explain the world in a light that furthers one's ideology. It is helpful for anyone who is seriously interested in political debate to recognize these assertions as ideological. Conservatives will primarily benefit from reading this book by being instructed on what the tactic is, when its being used, and how to respond in a way that will flummox their opponents. Leftists probably would also benefit from the read, if any of them were interested in serious political debate. "

" An expose of just how Liberals think and trick the masses into believing their falsehoods. Some people are true progressives, they believe that the US would be a better place as we get more and more socialistic. Socialism is their goal. Many Americans who vote for them, don't really want to be socialists, but they are deceived by the cliches exposed in Goldberg's book. I wish all would read it, but alas, the multitudes are convinced that Liberals are smart and conservatives are dumb. (one of the cliches) "

" I liked the book. It's an entertaining read and I learned a lot. There is a more complete review on my blog "

" Hilarious and honest. "

" I think I just read my new favorite book. "

" Loved it. Goldberg delivers a thoughtful and at times funny look at how liberals (progressives) do cheat in the war of ideas. "

" I knew this book was going to be about politics, quite obviously. What I did not see coming was how religion was thrown in there. Unexpected but a interesting play on things. Most surely a thinker and I enjoyed reading Goldberg's take on this. "

" On the occasions that I read him, Goldberg is usually a guilty pleasure. I thought Liberal Fascism was fantastic. But this one was boring and tired. It felt like he strung a bunch of columns together, and nothing was particularly original or insightful. I gave up less than half way through. "

" Eye-opening and funny at the same time. "

" Love Jonah, great sense of humor mixed with exceptional intelligence "