The Right Side of History
How Reason and Moral Purpose Made the West Great
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Ben Shapiro
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America has a God-shaped hole in its heart, argues New York Times best-selling author Ben Shapiro, and we shouldn't fill it with politics and hate.
In 2016, Ben Shapiro spoke at UC Berkeley. Hundreds of police officers were required from 10 UC campuses across the state to protect his speech, which was - ironically - about the necessity for free speech and rational debate.
He came to argue that Western civilization is in the midst of a crisis of purpose and ideas. Our freedoms are built upon the twin notions that every human being is made in God’s image and that human beings were created with reason capable of exploring God’s world.
We can thank these values for the birth of science, the dream of progress, human rights, prosperity, peace, and artistic beauty. Jerusalem and Athens built America, ended slavery, defeated the Nazis and the Communists, lifted billions from poverty, and gave billions spiritual purpose. Jerusalem and Athens were the foundations of the Magna Carta and the Treaty of Westphalia; they were the foundations of the Declaration of Independence, Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, and Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Letter from Birmingham Jail.
Civilizations that rejected Jerusalem and Athens have collapsed into dust. The USSR rejected Judeo-Christian values and Greek natural law, substituting a new utopian vision of “social justice” - and they starved and slaughtered tens of millions of human beings. The Nazis rejected Judeo-Christian values and Greek natural law, and they shoved children into gas chambers. Venezuela rejects Judeo-Christian values and Greek natural law, and citizens of their oil-rich nation have been reduced to eating dogs.
We are in the process of abandoning Judeo-Christian values and Greek natural law, favoring instead moral subjectivism and the rule of passion. And we are watching our civilization collapse into age-old tribalism, individualistic hedonism, and moral subjectivism. We believe we can reject Judeo-Christian values and Greek natural law and satisfy ourselves with intersectionality, or scientific materialism, or progressive politics, or authoritarian governance, or nationalistic solidarity.
We can’t.
The West is special, and in The Right Side of History, Ben Shapiro bravely explains that it’s because too many of us have lost sight of the moral purpose that drives us each to be better, or the sacred duty to work together for the greater good, or both. A stark warning, and a call to spiritual arms, this audiobook may be the first step in getting our civilization back on track.
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- 2019-04-03
Worth listening to...
It is really worth listening to no matter what you believe or your political ideals. I really enjoyed it, and still probably listen to it again later.
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- Anonymous User
- 2019-07-10
Ben Shapiro
Ben Shapiro is a shining light in a day and age where a dark shadow looms. His thought and careful presentation of his thoughts and his ability to bring clarity is appreciated. Thank you Ben for what you do.
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- Anonymous User
- 2023-03-08
Truth through reason
I have always loved listening to Ben Shapiro. This book is an unbiased dive into history, philosophies, ideals and virtues. This book is pleasantly informative through it’s debate of the current American culture against true principles. I will be purchasing the hard copy as well. Fantastic listen!
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- Jordan
- 2019-05-05
awesome
loved it just found it was best to slow Ben down to about 80%
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- edmund bradley
- 2019-05-01
an intro to western philosophy.
The book is informative but mostly and introduction to western philosophy. having read most of the works Shapiro is referencing it's interesting to see the linear formulation he posits though it lacks a full breadth of historical context. If your new to the right, philosophy of just seeing the modern left for what it is this book will give you a solid foundation of the basic arguments being presented across the modern political spectrum.
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- 2019-09-07
awesome
this is an excellent book for anyone concerned about the direction of society today. a must read!
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- 2020-10-03
Great book! One of the best
Being a regular listener of the Ben Shapiro Show I was thinking what more could Ben have to say? But let me tell you, this book was thorough and well researched. An excellent case for judah-christian values and the west. Will be listening to it again.
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- Anonymous User
- 2019-03-27
Enjoyable
Though I took issue with a few things, I found Ben's overall case to be well reasoned and articulate. It seems like a good jumping off point to learn more, which he encourages in the book. It leaves me somewhat more hopeful than I was before going through it.
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- Anonymous User
- 2021-07-06
Fantastic!
If you love history, philosophy, politics and learning in general, I can’t recommend this book enough!
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- POVERTY POINT CUSTOMS
- 2020-04-16
Great
This book is for anyone who wants to more understand the foundation of the USA and why they are important to uphold.
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