▁on ▁words ▁may ▁re co il ▁at ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁Jon ah ▁Gold berg ' s ▁new ▁book , ▁Liberal ▁F asc ism . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁they ▁may ▁refuse ▁to ▁read ▁it , ▁which ▁will ▁be ▁their ▁loss — and ▁a ▁major ▁loss . ▁Those ▁who ▁value ▁subst ance ▁over ▁words , ▁however , ▁will ▁find ▁in ▁this ▁book ▁a ▁wealth ▁of ▁challeng ing ▁ins ights , ▁back ed ▁up ▁by ▁thorough ▁research ▁and ▁brilliant ▁analysis . ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁sort ▁of ▁book ▁that ▁challeng es ▁the ▁fundamental ▁assumptions ▁of ▁its ▁time — and ▁which , ▁for ▁that ▁reason , ▁is ▁likely ▁to ▁be ▁sh unn ed ▁rather ▁than ▁critic ized . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁book ▁for ▁people ▁who ▁want ▁to ▁think , ▁rather ▁than ▁repeat ▁r het or ic . ▁ ▁Neg ative ▁reviews ▁Philip ▁Cou pl and , ▁whose ▁paper ▁" H . G . ▁Well s ' s ▁' L iber al ▁F asc ism ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁source ▁for ▁Liberal ▁F asc ism , ▁critic ized ▁Gold berg ' s ▁understanding ▁of ▁the ▁term : ▁ ▁Well s ▁did ▁not ▁label ▁his ▁' ent ire ▁... ▁philosophy ' ▁liberal ▁fasc ism , ▁not ▁in ▁fact ▁and ▁not ▁by ▁imp lication . ▁Liberal ▁fasc ism ▁was ▁the ▁name ▁which ▁he ▁( and ▁I ) ▁gave ▁to ▁his ▁theory ▁of ▁pra xis , ▁that ▁is ▁his ▁method ▁of ▁ach ieving ▁his ▁u top ian ▁goal , ▁not ▁the ▁goal ▁itself . ▁... ▁Well s ▁hoped ▁for ▁activ ists