NeoLiberalism By Any Other Name
A list of books that may appear to be progressive from the blurb, but in fact espouse pro-capitalist, neoliberal views. PLEASE POST YOUR RECS! -- Inspired by @Allana's review of "The Privatization of Everything". --
created by ChengBogdani
last updated March, 2026
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Right?!?!? Please post your recs, I know there are dozens more titles that should be here.
On Tyranny. For sure. See @crybabybeaâs review đââď¸
Thank you for making this list! I will nominate Moral Ambition by Rutger Bregman, which is full of neoliberal effective altruism bullshit.
Thank you so much! It's added :)
How to Hide an Empire I think. Based off of this review and this review
Ooooh, good call! Definitely adding this one!
RAHHHH get em outta here đ đťââď¸đ đťââď¸đ đťââď¸
oooh i love this ill be keeping an eyeball!! on tyranny by tim snyder fits imo, its very much written to appeal to suburban middle class white obama liberals. heâs a great historian but thatâs not his best or indicative of his historian prowess at all imo
Added, thanks for the rec!
Ooohh dodged a bullet on this one!
I will be cross referencing my reads on here for SURE. if anyone has any other similar nonfiction lists exposing other unsavory viewpoints please lmk!!
I found Fiction by Zionist Authors a while ago.
I'm sure there's a list of TERFy authors, but I haven't found it yet.
Please post any like-minded lists!
Hi! What is TERF? I keep seeing it around Pagebound but I don't know what it stands for/contexts it's used in
TERF stands for trans-exclusionary radical feminist. of course, there is nothing feminist about spewing hate and division, but the term was originally coined by trans-inclusive feminists to distinguish the two in radical feminist spaces. nowadays, the term is used more loosely, referring mostly to those who claim otherwise progressive outlooks but are vocally transphobic. hope this helps!
Thank you!
it's an acronym for Trans Exclusionary Radical Feminist, it refers to people like JKR etc who believe that gender, especially womanhood, is entirely a function of physical features - specifically reproductive organs.
Thank you!
Immediately thinning my enormous Libby nonfiction tag with the help of this list thank yoouuu everyone đââď¸đŤĄ
Glad we can help :) Post any recs if you have them!
so glad to see on tyranny here đ
This is a great idea! Thank you!!
I'm happy to run this list for the community :) Please post any recs, I know there's dozens of titles that should be on here!
Iâm curious why How To Hide An Empire is on here, can anyone explain? I started the audiobook last year but only listened to the first chapter
if you scroll down to @fitzfarseer's review, they link to a couple of reviews that indicate the author is... not concerned about colonialism in a liberation sense, but instead in an abstract "big man" view of history.
