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Annotated Bibliography
Berkowitz, Peter. "Real Power to the People: Only a liberal democracy can protect individuals
and restrain rulers, and liberal democracy demands liberal education."
Hoover Digest, no.
1, winter 2021, pp. 53+. Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints
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link.gale.com/apps/doc/A651792020/OVIC?u=lincclin_tcc&sid=bookmark-
OVIC&xid=8c2dd10e. Accessed 27 Oct. 2023.
In this essay, Berkowitz goes into detail about how Marxist communism failed, and liberal
democracy was able to thrive and grow. The author highlights the current misconceptions
of both ideals, due to the shift in educational focus. He explains how higher education is
backing away from teaching a neutral perspective on individual freedoms and free
markets and moving forward with teachings on socialism and negativity towards political
and economic freedom. He concludes by suggesting a re-implementation of liberal
education that embraces critical thinking and diversity in thoughts.
This article meets the minimum currency requirements standards because it was published less
than five years ago when the topic of liberal education was coming into discussion. It is
relevant to the argument because it explains how liberal democracy protects individual
freedoms, compared to communist Marxist ideas. Authority can be granted due to Peter
Berkowitz being an accredited scholar specializing in political science and his extensive
work on protecting constitutional rights and democracy. The article includes evidence and
concrete information making it fairly accurate. Finally, the purpose of the article is to
explain a problem and provide a solution to it, which he does successfully.
This source contains important information on how communism, an authoritarian form of
government, managed to fail as liberal democracy (a common form of democracy) was
able to thrive instead. The argument on how liberal democracy protects individuals and
stops authoritarian power will be used to highlight how democracy protects individuals
and their rights.
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