This book presents a series of alternate historical scenarios that reimagine pivotal moments in modern American politics. Jeff Greenfield explores how small, often overlooked events—such as a driver’s mistake, a medical decision, or a brief moment of chance—could have profoundly changed the careers of prominent political figures like John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, Jimmy Carter, Geral…
A critical look at the presidency of George W. Bush reveals how the current administration has used misstatements, half-truths, distortions, and other deceptions to mislead Americans and how this manipulation has led to failed policies, hindered homeland security, damaged foreign relations, and undermined efforts to improve the economy.
Seven years ago, the Natural Law Party was founded to create a new mainstream political party that would offer voters forward-looking. prevention-oriented, commonsense solutions to America's problems. Here is the remarkable story of the party's founding and its successful efforts to enter the national political arena, as well as the party's point-by-point platform to lead the country into the n…
This book contains: 1. The choreography of American politics 2. Polarized politicians 3. Income polarization and the electorate 4. Immigration, income, and the voter's incentive to redistribute 5. Campaign finance and polarization 6. Polarization and public policy 7. Where have you gone, Mr. Sam
Mandate for Change is a blueprint for a new America a book that every American should read as we embark on a new age of leadership.
The authors explain outcomes ranging from national budgetary priorities through nuclear-power regulations and military-security commitments. They show that the political leadership in both countries is in control of policy, but that political institutions explain why the bureaucracies of the two countries receive different missions and operating procedures. This volume is a powerful contributio…
Unusual political intensity marked the years between the inauguration of John F. Kennedy in 1961 and the resignation of Richard M. Nixon in 1974. As that period began, Americans of substance and stature expressed grave concern about the state of the nation at home and the prestige of the nation abroad. Their anxieties underlay the theme of Kennedy's 1960 campaign his promise to get the country …
Dick DeVos, shows how the values that make America great -the values that shape who we are, how we live, and how we threat others- can be incorporated into our daily lives. DeVos drwas on his experiences as the lead of one of America's most succesful businesses to explore twenty-four basic values from honesty and compassion to initiative and leadership. A book that offers the guidance we need t…
On the day of the meeting [September 4, 2001], Clarke sent Rice an impassioned personal note. He criticized U.S. counterterrorism efforts past and present. The 'real question' before the principals, he wrote, was 'are we serious about dealing with the al-Qida threat?...Is al-Qida a big deal?...Decision makers should imagine themselves on a future day when the CSG has not succeeded in stopping a…
The author's duty as head of the Office of Legal Counsel was to advise President Bush what he could and could not do...legally. The author took the job in October 2003 and began to review the work of his predecessors. Their opinions were the legal framework governing the conduct of the military and intelligence agencies in the war on terror, and he found many—especially those regulating the t…