Why Americans Hate PoliticsSimon and Schuster, 2004 - 432 pages In this new edition of his national bestseller, E. J. Dionne brings up to date his influential proposals for a politics that can and must find a balance between rights and obligations, between responsibility and compassion. All over the United States, Americans are deserting the political process. Why? In this national bestseller, one of our shrewdest political observers traces thirty years of volatile political history and finds that on point after point, liberals and conservatives are framing issues as a series of "false choices, " making it impossible for politicians to solve problems, and alienating voters in the process. Now with a new afterword discussing the Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings and the 1992 presidential election, Dionne explores what has gone wrong with the American system and offers a back-to-basics approach to politics designed to respond to the anger of America's restive majority. From the New, Updated Introduction: "At the heart of Why Americans Hate Politics is the view that ideas shape politics far more than most accounts of public life usually allow. I believe ideas matter not only to elites and intellectuals, but also to rank and file voters. Indeed, I often think that the rank and file see the importance of ideas more clearly than the elites, who often find themselves surprised by the rise of the movements that arise from the bottom up and shape our politics." |
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... sense of republican adhesion and democratic commitment . Why Americans Hate Politics combines the realism of the precinct captain with a profound understanding of the role of ideas and ideologies in our public debates . " -National Book ...
... sense of republican adhesion and democratic commitment . Why Americans Hate Politics combines the realism of the precinct captain with a profound understanding of the role of ideas and ideologies in our public debates . " -National Book ...
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... sense of the word , will always be no more than an ideal . One may approach it as one would the horizon in ways that may be better or worse , but it can never be fully attained . In this sense , you , too , are merely approaching ...
... sense of the word , will always be no more than an ideal . One may approach it as one would the horizon in ways that may be better or worse , but it can never be fully attained . In this sense , you , too , are merely approaching ...
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... sense is that , at a level of pol- itics deeper than the fortunes of the political parties , the ground is shift- ing away from them . What they have not noticed is that the 2000 elec- tion is shaping up to be a ratification not of ...
... sense is that , at a level of pol- itics deeper than the fortunes of the political parties , the ground is shift- ing away from them . What they have not noticed is that the 2000 elec- tion is shaping up to be a ratification not of ...
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... sense , the Florida battle allowed a Democratic rage that had seethed below the surface during the impeachment fight to emerge purified and with a fury . Democrats had never found it easy to defend Clinton's behavior during the impeach ...
... sense , the Florida battle allowed a Democratic rage that had seethed below the surface during the impeachment fight to emerge purified and with a fury . Democrats had never found it easy to defend Clinton's behavior during the impeach ...
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IV | 55 |
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XIX | 283 |
XXI | 300 |
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