# Why Liberalism Works **URL:** **By** Deirdre McCloskey, Aaron Ross Powell, Trevor Burrus **Published:** November 8, 2019 --- Deirdre McCloskey joins our show again to talk about her new book, _Why Liberalism Works: How True Liberal Values Produce a Freer, More Equal, Prosperous World for All_. According to Deirdre McCloskey the greatest challenges that humankind faces are tyranny and poverty. McCloskey is a firm believer that if we were to return to true liberal values it would be good for everyone. For examples of true liberal values she refers to philosophers Locke, Smith, Voltaire, and Wollstonecraft. What is the connection between liberalism and democracy? How is liberalism non-coercive? What fights should libertarians prioritize? How can you be principled advocate for the poor? Who influenced Deirdre McCloskey? ## Further Reading: [Why Liberalism Works: How True Liberal Values Produce a Freer, More Equal, Prosperous World for All](https://www.amazon.com/Why-Liberalism-Works-Liberal-Prosperous/dp/0300235089), written by Deirdre McCloskey The magic washing machine, Hans Rossling [TED Talk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZoKfap4g4w) [Bourgeois Dignity: A Revolution in Rhetoric](https://www.cato-unbound.org/2010/10/04/deirdre-mccloskey/bourgeois-dignity-revolution-rhetoric), written by Deirdre McCloskey ## Related Content: [The Bourgeois Era](https://www.libertarianism.org/podcasts/free-thoughts/the-bourgeois-era), Free Thoughts Podcast [Liberalism 1.0](https://www.libertarianism.org/podcasts/free-thoughts/liberalism-1-0), Free Thoughts Podcast [A Review of Bourgeois Equality: How Ideas, Not Capital or Institutions, Enriched the World by Deirdre McCloskey](https://www.libertarianism.org/columns/review-bourgeois-equality-how-ideas-not-capital-or-institutions-enriched-world-deirdre), written by David S. D'Amato