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Books: Woodrow Wilson and the Roots of Modern Liberalism by Ronald J. Pestritto
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Books: Woodrow Wilson and the Roots of Modern Liberalism by Ronald J. Pestritto

Chris Spangle
Aug 9, 2020
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Today’s book recommendation is about the progenitor of big government. When one reads about Woodrow Wilson, they can’t believe that such a man could have been elected to office. He was racist, self-righteous, and totally wrong. His administration is the root of much evil.

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Woodrow Wilson is best known for his service as the twenty-eighth president of the United States and his influence on American foreign policy in the twentieth century and beyond. Yet Wilson is equally important for his influence on how Americans think about their Constitution and principles of government.

Woodrow Wilson and the Roots of Modern Liberalism highlights Wilson's sharp departure from the traditional principles of American government, most notably the Constitution. Ronald J. Pestritto persuasively argues that Wilson's unfailing criticism places him clearly in line with the Progressives' assault on the original principles of American constitutionalism. Drawing primarily from early writings and speeches that Wilson made during his years as a scholar, Pestritto examines the future president's clear and consistent ideologies that laid the foundation for later actions taken as a public leader.

Engaging and thought-provoking, Woodrow Wilson and the Roots of Modern Liberalism gets to the heart of Wilson's political ideologies and brings a fresh perspective to the study of American political development.

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