A Conservative S Treatise On American Government

Author : Eric Hines
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2012-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781477127452

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A Conservative's Treatise on American Government by Eric Hines Pdf

A Conservative's Treatise on American Government brings with the meaning of the Constitution's core, which holds the keys to successful republican governance. The book then describes their distortion by the Federal government's three branches, followed by one modern Conservative's view of the corrections needed to return our government to working for is, instead of on us. Finally, the book is a clarion call for all Americans to confirm the realignment elections of 2010 in 2012 and beyond. The author finishes with this challenge from Leonidas to one who demand he lay down the implements of Greek freedom: "Come and take them."

Author : John Locke
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Liberty
ISBN : 7500426518

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Two Treatises of Government by John Locke Pdf

Author : David Lampo
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2012-06-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781442215733

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A Fundamental Freedom by David Lampo Pdf

It is an axiom of modern American politics that many Republicans and most conservatives are not only anti-gay but that they have capitulated to an anti-gay agenda formulated and pursued by the religious right for the past several decades. In A Fundamental Freedom, David Lampo makes the case that support for gay rights will provide long-term political benefits for the GOP and the conservative movement. He argues that an anti-gay agenda succinctly exposes the hypocrisy of those who talk of limited government and individual rights but ignore both when it comes to gay rights and other personal freedom issues. Indeed, it is the defenders of gay rights within Republican ranks who are keeping faith with core conservative principles. He also presents a variety of polling data that show that rank-and-file Republicans, including many Tea Party supporters, are far more supportive of gay rights than commonly presumed. Lampo’s call to embrace gay rights is sure to be hotly debated within the conservative movement.

Author : Richard Hofstadter
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2008-06-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780307388445

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The Paranoid Style in American Politics by Richard Hofstadter Pdf

This timely reissue of Richard Hofstadter's classic work on the fringe groups that influence American electoral politics offers an invaluable perspective on contemporary domestic affairs.In The Paranoid Style in American Politics, acclaimed historian Richard Hofstadter examines the competing forces in American political discourse and how fringe groups can influence — and derail — the larger agendas of a political party. He investigates the politics of the irrational, shedding light on how the behavior of individuals can seem out of proportion with actual political issues, and how such behavior impacts larger groups. With such other classic essays as “Free Silver and the Mind of 'Coin' Harvey” and “What Happened to the Antitrust Movement?, ” The Paranoid Style in American Politics remains both a seminal text of political history and a vital analysis of the ways in which political groups function in the United States.

Author : Ben Merriman
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2019-04-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780226620312

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Conservative Innovators by Ben Merriman Pdf

As American politics has become increasingly polarized, gridlock at the federal level has led to a greater reliance on state governments to get things done. But this arrangement depends a great deal on state cooperation, and not all state officials have chosen to cooperate. Some have opted for conflict with the federal government. Conservative Innovators traces the activity of far-right conservatives in Kansas who have in the past decade used the powers of state-level offices to fight federal regulation on a range of topics from gun control to voting processes to Medicaid. Telling their story, Ben Merriman then expands the scope of the book to look at the tactics used by conservative state governments across the country to resist federal regulations, including coordinated lawsuits by state attorneys general, refusals to accept federal funds and spending mandates, and the creation of programs designed to restrict voting rights. Through this combination of state-initiated lawsuits and new administrative practices, these state officials weakened or halted major parts of the Obama Administration’s healthcare, environmental protection, and immigration agendas and eroded federal voting rights protections. Conservative Innovators argues that American federalism is entering a new, conflict-ridden era that will make state governments more important in American life than they have been at any time in the past century.

Author : Josiah Tucker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1781
Category : Political science
ISBN : BNC:1001963399

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A Treatise Concerning Civil Government by Josiah Tucker Pdf

Author : Thomas E. Mann,Norman J. Ornstein
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780465096732

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It's Even Worse Than It Looks by Thomas E. Mann,Norman J. Ornstein Pdf

Hyperpartisanship is as old as American democracy. But now, acrimony is not confined to a moment; it's a permanent state of affairs and has seeped into every part of the political process. Identifying the overriding problems that have led Congress—and the United States—to the brink of institutional collapse, It's Even Worse Than It Looks profoundly altered the debate about why America's government has become so dysfunctional. Through a new preface and afterword, Thomas Mann and Norman Ornstein bring the story forward, examining the 2012 presidential campaign and exploring the prospects of a less dysfunctional government. As provocative and controversial as ever, It's Even Worse Than It Looks will continue to set the terms of our political debate in the years to come.

Author : John S. Huntington
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2021-10-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9780812253474

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Far-Right Vanguard by John S. Huntington Pdf

"An examination of the far-right roots of mid-twentieth-century conservatism"--

Author : Tom Flanagan
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2009-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780773575387

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Harper's Team by Tom Flanagan Pdf

In five years, Stephen Harper went from private citizen to prime minister of Canada. Tom Flanagan was his chief campaign organizer for most of that period. In Harper's Team, Flanagan tells the story of Harper's rise to power - how a small group of colleag

Author : Gianno Caldwell
Publisher : Crown Forum
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2019-11-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780593134924

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Taken for Granted by Gianno Caldwell Pdf

A Fox News political analyst tackles some of our communities’ toughest challenges with timely insight from his own life: the story of how conservative values helped a kid from the South Side of Chicago find a life of opportunity. “A must-read.”—Brian Kilmeade, bestselling author of Sam Houston and the Alamo Avengers Born to a mother consumed by drugs and raised by his grandmother in poverty on the South Side of Chicago, Gianno Caldwell saw firsthand how lawmakers from both parties have failed African American voters on issues like poverty, welfare, and education. But as someone who beat the odds growing up under a fear-based mentality that limits what people can achieve, Caldwell believes there’s another way. In this groundbreaking book, the Fox News analyst describes his personal journey while detailing a hopeful vision for a nation no longer beholden to identity politics and self-limitations. Trapped within the expectations and traditions of our communities, families, political parties, faith, race, and gender, we fail to challenge our politicians and ourselves to create real change. Now more than ever, we need to confront preconceived notions about the Democrats and Republicans, public policy, and American history. Looking at the obstacles facing urban communities, such as crime, education, and social mobility, Caldwell digs beneath the statistics. By spotlighting the moments that enabled his rise to success, he proffers steps that can help more people overcome the odds—whether through policy reform or the heroic efforts of men and women who are already working to make a difference in their own communities.

Author : Ricardo Blaug
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 632 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2016-02-28
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780748696130

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Democracy by Ricardo Blaug Pdf

Put together specially for students of democracy, this invaluable reader gathers key statements from political thinkers, explained and contextualised with editorial commentaries. This new edition includes a new introduction, new sections and 29 new readings published since the first edition. Arranged into four sections "e; Traditional Affirmations of Democracy, Key Concepts, Critiques of Democracy and Contemporary Issues "e; it covers democratic thinking in a remarkably broad way. A general introduction highlights democracy's historical complexity and guides you through the current areas of controversy. The extensive bibliography follows the same structure as the text to help you deepen your study.

Author : Robert Lerner,Althea K. Nagai,Stanley Rothman
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1996-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0300065345

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American Elites by Robert Lerner,Althea K. Nagai,Stanley Rothman Pdf

Their study compares the backgrounds, ideological differences, and predominant personality characteristics of members of the different elite groups and reveals that leadership groups in the U.S. are sharply divided in complex ways on various issues.

Author : Barry L. Clark
Publisher : Barry L. Clark
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2019-11-17
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Philosophy of Commonsense by Barry L. Clark Pdf

A presentation of an assertion that common-sense exists because first principles, natural moral law, and universal truths exist. Common-sense has served as a guide and a protection from ill-considered ideas and inflamed passions throughout history. It can guide us now through our current cultural war. Through an examination of the Strauss-Howe generational theory, the outcomes of past periods of history similar to our own era the book proposes that common-sense and the lessons our ancestors can teach us will be key in the solutions our children someday craft to resolve current issues. This book is important for parents to remind us of the knowledge we received from our parents and grandparents that we should pass along to our children. It is important for our children to help them understand that truth does exist and not everything from the past should be discarded willy-nilly.

Author : Jeremy Kleidosty,Ian Jackson
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2017-07-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351353557

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Two Treatises of Government by Jeremy Kleidosty,Ian Jackson Pdf

John Locke’s 1689 Two Treatises of Government is a key text in the history of political theory – one whose influence remains marked on modern politics, the American Constitution and beyond. Two Treatises is more than a seminal work on the nature and legitimacy of government. It is also a masterclass in two key critical thinking skills: evaluation and reasoning. Evaluation is all about judging and assessing arguments – asking how relevant, adequate and convincing they are. And, at its heart, the first of Locke’s two treatises is pure evaluation: a long and incisive dissection of a treatise on the arguments in Sir Robert Filmer’s Patriarcha. Filmer’s book had defended the doctrine that kings were absolute rulers whose legitimacy came directly from God (the so-called “divine right of kings”), basing his arguments on Biblical explanations and evidence. Locke carefully rebutted Filmer’s arguments, on their own terms, by reference to both the Bible and to recorded history. Finding Filmer’s evidence either to be insufficient or unacceptable, Locke concluded that his argument for patriarchy was weak to the point of invalidity. In the second of Locke’s treatises, the author goes on to construct his own argument concerning the sources of legitimate power, and the nature of that power. Carefully building his own argument from a logical consideration of man in “the state of nature”, Locke creates a convincing argument that civilised society should be based on natural human rights and the social contract.

Author : Charles W. Dunn,J. David Woodard
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0742522342

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The Conservative Tradition in America by Charles W. Dunn,J. David Woodard Pdf

This comprehensive account identifies different strands of conservative thought while it analyzes the current state and future prospects of conservatism.