The Republican Party's Civil War: Will Freedom Win?

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"The Republican party is the only possible vessel for the freedom movement in the United States. Ed Hudgins’ exciting book makes his case for how the GOP can best become a stronger vehicle for those of us travelling the too long, too windy road to Freedom." —Grover Norquist, founder and president of Americans for Tax Reform

"Ed Hudgins has written the playbook for Republicans, Independents, and Democrats alienated by the moral cannibalism and dysfunction of today’s politics. Hudgins’ short book defines the three warring factions in the Republican Party, and explains why without a coalition based on individual liberty, the Party is destined for lost elections, and ever more expansive, intrusive, and corrupt government. To win, the new coalition must explicitly advocate economic liberty, social tolerance, and equal rights for all; and reject crony capitalism, identity politics, and social intolerance. The book explains why liberty best protects our interests in personal morality, economic prosperity and privacy. Here’s the playbook for the Republican Party to gain the moral high ground and attract millions to a powerful, and uniquely American, political movement. If not now, when?" --Entrepreneur Jay LaPeyre


The Republican Party is in a civil war among three factions: establishment Republicans, who simply want to make the welfare state work efficiently; social conservatives, and limited-government Republicans, who favor freedom.

Will chronic GOP fratricide mean the long-term decline of the party — and the country?

The book's authors analyze the GOP’s woes and call for radical realignment. Ed Hudgins argues that constituencies rejecting the restoration of liberty should be allowed — or asked — to leave. David N. Mayer, a constitutional scholar, calls for "Competing the American Revolution" and contends that "The American Revolution was not quite radical enough." David Kelley, a script consultant to the Atlas Shrugged movie trilogy, offers a devastating critique of the welfare society, and concludes: "The ethical principle that individual ability is a social asset is incompatible with a free society. If freedom is to survive and flourish, we need a fourth revolution, a moral revolution, that establishes the moral right of the individual to live for himself."

Included are insightful essays on America’s founding principles and the difference between true free markets and crony capitalism.

Ed Hudgins is director of advocacy and a senior scholar at The Atlas Society. He has worked at the Heritage Foundation, the Cato Institute, and the Joint Economic Committee of Congress. He has edited books on public policy and on ethics and holds a PhD from Catholic University.

Contributing authors in The Republican Party's Civil War: Will Freedom Win?:

> Philosopher David Kelley, founder of The Atlas Society and best-selling author of numerous books, including "Unrugged Individualism". David's articles have appeared in Harper's, Harvard Business Review, the Wall St. Journal, Barron's, among other venues. Kelley was a script consultant for the Atlas Shrugged movie trilogy.

> David N. Mayer, law professor and author of "The Constitutional Thought of Thomas Jefferson" and "Liberty of Contract: Rediscovering a Lost Constitutional Right."

> Economics professor, best-selling author, and Objectivist scholar William R Thomas. Thomas is a contributing author to "Myths About Ayn Rand", a Kindle #1 best-seller in "political philosophy."

> Walter Donway, a business/finance reporter, author of multiple books, former program director, and publications director for The Commonwealth Fund and The Dana Foundation.