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Like its predecessor, the second edition of Politics as Usual, treats the decade and a half after World War II as a discrete historical era, the end of which represents a watershed in the political life of the nation. Despite the pressures created by the Cold War and the challenges posed by developing nations, American politics from 1945 to 1960 reflects a relatively stable equilibrium. Although from different political parties, Harry S. Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower shared a basic caution in fiscal affairs and an acceptance of the global responsibilities thrust on the United States...

• Rejects conventional wisdom that the dominant force shaping recent American politics in the last half century has been the -rise of the Right-
• Considers the achievements and frustrations of each administration, from Nixon to Obama, in its assessment of contemporary U.S. politics
• Features authorship by an expert scholar in the field who takes...