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  • Modern America and the Legacy of Founding

    This is the third and final volume in the series on American political thought edited by Ronald J. Pestritto and Thomas G. West. The book addresses how the major themes in American political thought-identified in the first two books of the series-have played out in the world of modern American politics. The first volume focused on the founding era, and examined the prevalence of social-compact ... Read more

    $46.99 USD

  • Persecution or Toleration

    An Explication of the Locke-Proast Quarrel, 1689-1704

    by Adam Wolfson ...
    This book traces, in detail, the complex contours of the Locke-Proast debate over the question of toleration-revealing the radical case John Locke made on behalf of toleration. Arguing against the pro-persecution arguments of Jonas Proast, Locke developed a broadly humanistic case for toleration rooted in liberal notions of consent, human dependency, and skepticism. Locke's theory would extend to ... Read more

    $93.19 USD

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  • Our Divided Political Heart

    The Battle for the American Idea in an Age of Discontent

    America today is at a political impasse; we face a nation divided and discontented. Acclaimed political commentator E.J. Dionne argues that Americans can't agree on who we are as a nation because we can't agree on who we've been, or what it is, philosophically and spiritually, that makes us "Americans."Dionne places our current quarrels in the long-standing tradition of struggle between two core ... Read more

    $15.49 USD

  • Birth of a White Nation

    The Invention of White People and Its Relevance Today

    Birth of a White Nation is a fascinating new book on race in America that begins with an exploration of the moment in time when "white people,” as a separate and distinct group of humanity, were invented through legislation and the enactment of laws. The book provides a thorough examination of the underlying reasons as well as the ways in which “white people” were created. It also explains how the ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The U.S. Constitution

    A Very Short Introduction

    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Though the U.S. Constitution was ratified in 1788, its impact on our lives is as recent as today's news. Claims and counterclaims about the constitutionality of governmental actions are a habit of American politics. This document, which its framers designed to limit power, often has made political conflict inevitable. It also has accommodated and legitimized the political and social changes of a ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Reading Obama

    Dreams, Hope, and the American Political Tradition

    A leading intellectual historian traces the origins of Barack Obama’s ideasDerided by the Right as dangerous and by the Left as spineless, Barack Obama puzzles observers. In Reading Obama, James T. Kloppenberg reveals the sources of Obama's ideas and explains why his principled aversion to absolutes does not fit contemporary partisan categories. Obama's commitments to deliberation and ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Next American Nation

    The New Nationalism and the Fourth American Revolution

    by Michael Lind ...
    Are we now, or have we ever been, a nation?As this century comes to a close, debates over immigration policy, racial preferences, and multiculturalism challenge the consensus that formerly grounded our national culture. The question of our national identity is as urgent as it has ever been in our history. Is our society disintegrating into a collection of separate ethnic enclaves, or is there a ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • American Schism

    How the Two Enlightenments Hold the Secret to Healing our Nation

    An enlightened exploration of history to unite a deeply divided AmericaThe political dialogue in America has collapsed. Raw and bitter emotions such as anger and resentment have crowded out any logical debate. In this investigative tracing of our nation’s divergent roots, author Seth David Radwell explains that only reasoned analysis and historical perspective can act as salves for the irrational ... Read more

    $8.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Constitutional Conservatism

    Liberty, Self-Government, and Political Moderation

    Peter Berkowitz identifies the political principles social conservatives and libertarians share, or should share, and sketches the common ground on which they can and should join forces. Drawing on the writings of Edmund Burke,The Federalist, and the high points of post-World War II American conservatism, he argues that the top political priority for social conservatives and libertarians should be ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • For Discrimination

    Race, Affirmative Action, and the Law

    **The definitive reckoning with Affirmative Action, one of America’s most explosively contentious and divisive issues—from “one of our most important and perceptive writers on race and the law.”—The Washington Post“A clear-eyed take on America’s battle over affirmative action and diversity.... [Kennedy] goes straight at the issue with fearlessness and a certain cheekiness.” —Los Angeles Times** ... Read more

    $6.99 USD