Uniting America: Restoring the Vital Center to American DemocracyNorton Garfinkle, Daniel Yankelovich Yale University Press, 1 окт. 2008 г. - Всего страниц: 304 In Uniting America, some of the country’s most prominent social thinkers—among them Francis Fukuyama, Daniel Yankelovich, Amitai Etzioni, Alan Wolfe, Uwe Reinhardt, and Thomas E. Mann—reject the myth of polarization. On topics ranging from the war on terrorism, health care, economic policy, and Social Security to religion, diversity, and immigration, the authors argue that there are sensible, centrist solutions that are more in keeping with prevailing public sentiment and that would better serve the national interest. On issue after issue, the authors show how the conventional framing of the debate in Washington has misled Americans, creating a series of false dilemmas and forcing choices between two extremes—at the expense of more balanced and pragmatic policy solutions based on enduring American values. Uniting America provides a blueprint for a fresh approach to American politics, grounded in moderation, pragmatism, and the shared values that unite Americans. |
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... standards. The 1960s saw massive dem- onstrations, violent street confrontations, and even full-scale riots over such issues as civil rights and the war in Vietnam. And once upon a time, this nation fought, and survived, a bloody Civil ...
... standards. The 1960s saw massive dem- onstrations, violent street confrontations, and even full-scale riots over such issues as civil rights and the war in Vietnam. And once upon a time, this nation fought, and survived, a bloody Civil ...
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... standards for how people and institutions should act is much thicker . This largely uncodified body of moral norms is essential to the healthy functioning of society . I One unintended consequence of the American " cultural revolution ...
... standards for how people and institutions should act is much thicker . This largely uncodified body of moral norms is essential to the healthy functioning of society . I One unintended consequence of the American " cultural revolution ...
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... standards of right and wrong are reduced to the minimalist test of whether a particular action is legal. This is an unthinkable degradation of standards from the America of earlier periods, when society assumed that an individual's ...
... standards of right and wrong are reduced to the minimalist test of whether a particular action is legal. This is an unthinkable degradation of standards from the America of earlier periods, when society assumed that an individual's ...
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... standards of right and wrong . When faced with the statement , “ It's not for individuals to decide what's right or wrong ; we all must live by the same code , ” 42 percent of Americans in 1988 strongly agreed . By 2003 , a majority ...
... standards of right and wrong . When faced with the statement , “ It's not for individuals to decide what's right or wrong ; we all must live by the same code , ” 42 percent of Americans in 1988 strongly agreed . By 2003 , a majority ...
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... standard of living and quality of life. If people's everyday experience validates this vision, Americans will trust it and believe in it; if everyday experience violates it, then people grow cynical and mis- trustful of our institutions ...
... standard of living and quality of life. If people's everyday experience validates this vision, Americans will trust it and believe in it; if everyday experience violates it, then people grow cynical and mis- trustful of our institutions ...
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Diversity and Unity | 91 |
Security and Liberty | 139 |
Character Citizenship and Values | 179 |
Environmental and Electoral Reform | 225 |
The Impact of Fateful Trends | 265 |
Contributors | 269 |
Index | 271 |
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