One Nation Undecided - Clear Thinking About Five Hard Issues That Divide Us

Info autore

Peter H. Schuck is the Simeon E. Baldwin Professor Emeritus of Law at Yale University. His many books include Why Government Fails So Often (Princeton), Meditations of a Militant Moderate, Diversity in America, and Agent Orange on Trial. He lives in New York City.

Riassunto

A unique primer on how to think intelligently about the thorniest public issues confronting us today Let's be honest, we've all expressed opinions about difficult hot-button issues without always thinking them through. With so much media spin, political polarization, and mistrust of institutions, it's hard to know how to think about these tough ch

Testo aggiuntivo

"[Peter Schuck's] richly detailed, tough-minded book will inform and challenge readers, whether they are on the political left, right, or center. . . . Schuck has given us a model for an informed citizenry. And, alas, a palpable demonstration that hard thinking isn't easy."---Glenn C. Altschuler, Huffington Post

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Peter Schuck, Peter H. Schuck, Schuck Peter H.
• Editore: Princeton University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.03.2017
• EAN: 9780691167435
• ISBN: 978-0-691-16743-5
• Pagine: 440
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Teorie politiche e storia delle idee; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, LAW / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civics & Citizenship, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General, Political science & theory, Political science and theory, Civil rights & citizenship, Central / national / federal government policies, Civics and citizenship, Central government policies, Law & society, Law and society, sociology of law