Liberal Hearts and Conservative Brains by Ron Lipsman is an INTELLIGENT and RATIONAL look at what divides liberals and conservatives in America today!
America - "One Nation Under GOD", but divided into several political parties with different values, ideas and motivations. Republicans (Conservatives) and Democrats (Liberals) make up the majority of the United States Political voters and rarely see eye to eye.
Author Ron Lipsman has written THE book that offers an insightful look at liberals and conservatives and what makes them tick.Liberalism (The Left Wing) refers to a broad array of related ideas and theories of government that consider individual liberty to be the most important political goal. Modern liberalism has its roots in the Age of Enlightenment. Broadly speaking, liberalism emphasizes individual rights and equality of opportunity. Different forms of liberalism may propose very different policies, but they are generally united by their support for a number of principles, including extensive freedom of thought and speech, limitations on the power of governments, the rule of law, the free exchange of ideas, a market or mixed economy, and a transparent system of government.
Conservatism (The Right Wing) is a term used to describe political philosophies that favour tradition, where tradition refers to various religious, cultural, or nationally defined beliefs and customs. It is difficult to define the term precisely because different cultures have different established values and, in consequence, conservatives in different cultures have differing goals.
In Liberal Hearts and Conservative Brains the author does an outstanding job of showing the differences between Liberals and Conservatives and even dissects the young and old Liberals and Conservatives. This a fascinating study as well as an easy and enjoyable read for great conversation with friends.
In a recent interview, "I…suspend value judgments from the main presentation of the liberal and conservative agendas in the first part of the book. Although I freely admit that I am an adherent of the conservative philosophy, I see no purpose in allowing that potential bias to color my outline of the two agendas. I…confine the expression of my personal preferences largely to those portions of the book…[in which]…I trace my personal experiences as I made my own journey from the liberal to the conservative side of the ledger… If I may offer another quote from the Preface, "Most contemporary political books promote exactly one of the liberal or conservative agendas. This usually entails an attendant attempt to explain why the other agenda is misguided. This book will differ from that mode in several respects. First, it will offer a, hopefully, fair comparison of the agendas. Next, although it will quickly be evident that my poker chips are on the conservative side of the table, I will at least entertain the notion that I am betting a losing hand. Also, the book presents a rather comprehensive and coherent enumeration and compartmentalization of the current central tenets of the two agendas. And finally, I will explore the correlation of these agendas with age. All of this is rather different from the usual book that either examines specific political battles, eras, individuals or events, or evolves quickly into a political diatribe on the superiority of one philosophy over the other."
In an election year, Liberal Hearts and Conservative Brains by Ron Lipsman is one of the best books on the bookshelf today. This book is almost perfect and should be required reading by all before you vote in the next election.PageOneLit.com Book Reviews
About the Author: Ron Lipsman is Senior Associate
Dean and Professor of Mathematics in the College of Computer, Mathematical and Physical Sciences at the University of Maryland. He has a Bachelor of Science degree from the City College of New York and a Ph.D. in Mathematics from M.I.T. He is the author or co-author of eleven books dealing with mathematics and computing. He has also published more than 70 scientific research articles and is the editor of numerous mathematical research volumes. Recently, he published YOU CAN DO THE MATH: How to Overcome your Math Phobia and Make Better Financial Decisions, a financial self-help manual for the math-challenged people of America. He divides his time between College Park and Garrett County in Western Maryland, and his interests oscillate between math and science on the one hand and politics and history on the other.
