Slouching towards Gomorrah : modern liberalism and American decline /

Bork, Robert H,

Slouching towards Gomorrah : modern liberalism and American decline / [print] Robert H. Bork. - New York : Regan Books, (c)1996. - xiv, 382 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographies and index.

"The vertical invasion of the barbarians" -- What they did and where they went -- "We hold these truths to be self-evident" : the rage for liberty and the pursuit of happiness -- "We hold these truths to be self-evident" : the passion for equality -- "Intellectuals" and modern liberalism -- The Supreme Court as an agent of modern liberalism -- The collapse of popular culture -- The case for censorship -- The rise of crime, illegitimacy, and welfare -- Killing for convenience : abortion, assisted suicide, and euthanasia -- The politics of sex : radical feminism's assault on American culture -- The dilemmas of race -- The decline of intellect -- The trouble in religion -- The wistful hope for fraternity -- Can democratic government survive? -- Can America avoid Gomorrah?



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Liberalism--United States.
Social values--United States.

HN59.B734.S568 1996