The story of freedom and the fight for its survival, In this epic new book, political journalist Ian Dunt charts the spread of the liberal ideas behind western democracy- and the mortal danger they face from a rising tide of nationalism. Weaving together history, philosophy and economics, How To Be A Liberal charts the growth of liberty and reason, from the birth of the age of science to the storming of the US Congress. It's a tale that takes in the tragedy of the French Revolution, the genius of John Stuart Mill and the earth-shaking economics of John Maynard Keynes. With astonishing narrative breadth, it then charts how the financial crash, identity politics and online misinformation corroded the dream of liberty, and left some of the world's most powerful countries vulnerable to right-wing populism. It's the story of where we came from, what's happening to us and how we fight back. Book jacket.