“Arguing With Idiots” by Glenn Beck, no doubt the most appropriate title ever given a book, besides maybe “Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus,” is the most laid back approach to government overreach, the entitlement crisis, and cliché arguments from the left. The book is intended to be used as a desktop reference to support the conservative/civil libertarian as he or she tries to make the case for limited government. As such, the book is riddled with “ADD Moments” and other tangental asides meant to give the reader just one more reason why liberal dogma is flawed.
Mr. Beck’s subject matter covers every political flash point from health care to gun control, education to home ownership, and unionization to immigration. As he make the argument for less government intervention, Beck draws on a wealth of well researched sources. Sources he encourages his readers to reference when engaged in an argument, rather than referencing “Arguing With Idiots” as the source.
I enjoyed the read. However, I realized that I didn’t learn anything new in terms principles, I only gained support for the things I already knew and believed. Nevertheless, the book reads fast, is enjoyable, and easily approached by the conservative reader.
It may not be the most thought provoking book, but the book delivers what it claims to be: a reference guide to lean on when arguing with idiots.
