Kerby's Point of View - The Battle

Kerby's Point of View - The Battle

October 27, 2011 The Battle by Kerby Anderson   America is in the midst of an ideological battle over the future of the free enterprise system. So it is not surprising that Arthur Brooks (President of the American Enterprise Institute) titled his book, The Battle: How the Fight Between Free Enterprise and Big Government Will Shape America's Future. On my radio program, he discussed the many statistics from various polling organizations to make his point.   What does he mean by the free enterprise system? He said it is "the system of values and laws that respects private property, encourages industry, celebrates liberty, limits government, and creates individual opportunity." While most Americans (about 70 percent) support these ideals, a significant minority (the other 30 percent) rejects these ideas.   The 70 percent coalition opposes big government and supports free enterprise. And you would expect that their views would be dominant. But they are not. It is the 30 percent coalition that dominates, at least right now. They are in positions of political power and intellectual influence. They control the White House, the Congress, the media, and academia. Or to quote Arthur Brookes: "These are many of the people who make opinions, entertain us, inform us, and teach our kids in college."   This book by Arthur Brooks is unlike so many other books about capitalism or conservatism because it is filled with empirical data. He not only sets forth important principles, but he backs them up with polling data and social science research.   "Entrepreneurship is so central to American culture that some have even suggested that Americans are genetically predisposed to it," writes Brooks. "Immigrants tend to be entrepreneurial, willing to give up security and familiarity for the possibility of prosperity and success."   Perhaps the biggest endorsement for the book so far came from World magazine that selected it as their book of the year. In previous years, the magazine has selected books like The Reason for God and The ESV Study Bible. Editor Marvin Olasky understands how significant this book is. I would agree. I'm Kerby Anderson, and that's my point of view.. Point of View | P.O. Box 30 | Dallas, TX 75221 Click here to view this message as HTML in your browser. Click here to forward this message. Click here to change your email preferences. Click here to Unsubscribe from e-mail.

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