Reclaim American Liberty

The presidential election of 2008 ushered in a period of dramatic transformation. For many Americans, this was to become a time of expansionist government and invasive bureaucratic authority. Although reaction to these government initiatives varied, grassroots activists were concerned that liberties were being imperiled and that traditional personal freedom was being infringed on through regulation and the wholesale takeover of private enterprise. There was a public reaction on many fronts, such as the Tea Party movement. Political fervor was in the air as a megaphone of public dissatisfaction expressed itself as a desire to reclaim liberty. This book, based on a series of presentations at the Hudson Institute–Family Security Matters Conference, attempts to capture this spirit and explore the distinctly American belief in responding affirmatively to the challenges of this era.

Herb London, Ph.D, is professor emeritus at the Hudson Institute. He is also a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and founder of the Gallatin School at New York University. London is the author of America’s Secular Challenge: The Rise of a New National Religion, Decline and Revival in Higher Education, and Diary of a Dean.Carol Taber is the former executive vice president of Lang Communications and the former publisher of five magazines: Working Woman, Working Mother, Ms., McCall’s, and Success. She is the president of familysecuritymatters.org.