THE TYRANNY OF CLICHÉS The bestselling author of Liberal Fascism  dismantles the progressive  myths that are passed-off as wisdom in our  schools, media and politics.  According to  Jonah Goldberg, if the  greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was  convincing the world he didn’t exist,  the greatest trick liberals ever  pulled was convincing themselves that they’re  not ideological.Today, “objective” journalists,  academics and  “moderate” politicians peddle some of the most radical arguments  by  hiding them in homespun aphorisms.  Barack Obama casts himself as a  disciple  of reason and sticks to one refrain above all others: he’s a  pragmatist, opposed  to the ideology and dogma of the right, solely  concerned with “what works.” And  today’s liberals follow his lead,  spouting countless clichés such  as:     One   man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter: Sure, if  the  other man is an idiot. Was Martin Luther King Jr. a terrorist? Was Bin  Laden  a freedom fighter?    Violence never  solves anything: Really? It  solved our problems with  the British empire  and ended slavery.    Better  ten  guilty men go free than one innocent man suffer: So you won’t   mind if those ten guilty men move next door to you?    Diversity is  strength: Cool.The  NBA should have a quota for midgets  and one-legged point guards!    We  need complete separation of  church and state: In other words all  expressions of faith should be  barred from politics …except when they support  liberal programs.    With humor and passion, Goldberg  dismantles these and  many other Trojan Horses that liberals use to cheat in the  war of  ideas. He shows that the grand Progressive tradition of denying an   ideological agenda while pursuing it vigorously under the false-flag of   reasonableness is alive and well.  And he reveals how this dangerous  game may  lead us further down the path of self-destruction.