Kategoria BISAC: Political Science >> Commentary & Opinion

'Message to Congress' challenges Congress to take the honorable path and enact legislation that is in the best interests of all Americans rather than the interests of self-serving politicians and the lobbyists and the groups they represent. 'Message to Congress' reminds our representatives of the difference between politicians and statesmen and clearly explains the long term ramifications of continued gridlock. 'Message to Congress' methodically tackles the tough subjects of Tax Code, Social Security, Universal Healthcare, and Immigration reforms by concisely identifying the issues and...

In On Constitutional Disobedience, Seidman argues that, in order to bring our basic law up to date, it needs benign neglect. This is a highly...

Written with bracing wit and intelligence, Rachel Maddow's Drift argues that we've drifted away from America's original ideals and become a nation weirdly at peace with perpetual war. To understand how we've arrived at such a dangerous place, Maddow takes us from the Vietnam War to today's war in Afghanistan, along the way exploring Reagan's radical presidency, the disturbing rise of executive authority, the gradual outsourcing of our war-making capabilities to private...

Barack Obama's galvanizing victory in 2008, coming amid the greatest economic crisis since the 1930s, opened the door to major reforms. But the president quickly faced skepticism from supporters and fierce opposition from Republicans, who scored sweeping wins in the 2010 midterm election. Here, noted political scientist Theda Skocpol surveys the political landscape and explores its most consequential questions: What happened to Obama's "new New Deal"? Why have his achievements enraged opponents more than they have satisfied supporters? How has the Tea Party's ascendance reshaped American...

Rendell has seen job security become the primary consideration of any person with power in America--their own job security Most politicians and bureaucrats can see no further ahead than the next election, sometimes no further than the next press conference. Americans are rarely afraid of sacrifice and hard work when they mean building a better future, but when was the last time you heard of a leader of anything making a sacrifice for the...

Ever since the Warren Commission concluded that a lone gunman assassinated President John F. Kennedy, people who doubt that finding have been widely dismissed as conspiracy theorists, despite credible evidence that right-wing elements in the CIA, FBI, and Secret Service—and possibly even senior government officials—were also involved. Why has suspicion of criminal wrongdoing at the highest levels of government been rejected out-of-hand as paranoid thinking akin to superstition?

Conspiracy Theory in America investigates how the Founders’ hard-nosed...

In Selfish Libertarians and Socialist Conservatives?, Nathan W. Schlueter and Nikolai G. Wenzel present a lively debate over the essential questions that divide two competing political philosophies. Wenzel--a libertarian who believes the state should be restricted to protecting life, liberty, and property--and Schlueter--a conservative who thinks the state has a larger role to play in protecting public welfare, safety, and morals--explore the fundamental similarities and differences between their respective positions.

Over a series of point-counterpoint chapters, they lay out...