The Fateful Turn

From Individual Liberty to Collectivism, 1880-1960

by Clarence B. Carson Tracing the devious route Americans have traveled toward collectivism over the past 80 years should help reveal the way back to freedom. Dr. Carson, professor of American history at Grove City College, clearly and skillfully shows how the American tradition was undermined: First, the ideology, developed by thought leaders in classrooms, pulpits, and the press; then, the formation of movements behind these men and their ideas, abetted by businessmen, laborers, consumers—the very ones with most to lose as freedom failed; and finally, the compulsory political implementation of collectivist ideas.

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From Individual Liberty to Collectivism, 1880-1960

by Clarence B. Carson Tracing the devious route Americans have traveled toward collectivism over the past 80 years should help reveal the way back to freedom. Dr. Carson, professor of American history at Grove City College, clearly and skillfully shows how the American tradition was undermined: First, the ideology, developed by thought leaders in classrooms, pulpits, and the press; then, the formation of movements behind these men and their ideas, abetted by businessmen, laborers, consumers—the very ones with most to lose as freedom failed; and finally, the compulsory political implementation of collectivist ideas.