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Informationen zum Autor James Q. Wilson lectures at Pepperdine University and Boston College. Wilson received a lifetime achievement award from the American Political Science Association and the Bradley Prize from the Bradley Foundation. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President George W. Bush. Wilson is the chairman of the council of Academic Advisers of the American Enterprise Institute. Klappentext James Q. Wilson is one of America 's most distinguished public policy scholars. This quintessential volume brings together decades of his writing and thinking on all facets of American culture, society, and government. Wilson muses about the changing nature of American politics, terrorism and extremism, the role of the media, the intersection of science, religion, and politics, and the revival of the old-fashioned notion of character. Zusammenfassung A collection of fifteen of Wilson's most insightful essays! drawing on thirty years of his observations on religion! crime! the media! terrorism and extremism! and the old-fashioned notion of "character." Inhaltsverzeichnis AcknowlegementsPrefacePart 1: The Changing Nature of American PoliticsChapter 1: American Politics Then and NowChapter 2: "Public Intelectuals" and Public PolicyChapter 3: The Rediscovery of Charcter: Private Virtue and Public PolicyChapter 4: The Press at WarChapter 5: Defining the "Peace Party"Chapter 6: Bowling with OthersChapter 7: How Divided Are We?Part 2: Religion and PoliticsChapter 8: Religion and PolarizationChapter 9: Why Don't Jews Like Christians Who Like Them?Chapter 10: What Makes a Terrorist?Chapter 11: The Reform Islam NeedsChapter 12: Islam and FreedomChapter 13: Democracy for All?Part 3: Heredity and PoliticsChapter 14: The DNA of Politics: Genes Shape Our Beliefs, Our Values, and Even Our VotesChapter 15: The Future of BlameConclusion: America Versus the WorldIndexAbout the Author
