{"product_id":"why-americans-hate-politics-paperback","title":"Why Americans Hate Politics - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eE. J. Dionne  Jr.\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this new edition of his national bestseller, E. J. Dionne brings up to date his influential proposals for a politics that can and must find a balance between rights and obligations, between responsibility and compassion.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAll over the United States, Americans are deserting the political process. Why? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this national bestseller, one of our shrewdest political observers traces thirty years of volatile political history and finds that on point after point, liberals and conservatives are framing issues as a series of \"false choices, \" making it impossible for politicians to solve problems, and alienating voters in the process. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow with a new afterword discussing the Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings and the 1992 presidential election, Dionne explores what has gone wrong with the American system and offers a back-to-basics approach to politics designed to respond to the anger of America's restive majority. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the New, Updated Introduction: \u003cbr\u003e \"At the heart of \u003ci\u003eWhy Americans Hate Politics\u003c\/i\u003e is the view that ideas shape politics far more than most accounts of public life usually allow. I believe ideas matter not only to elites and intellectuals, but also to rank and file voters. Indeed, I often think that the rank and file see the importance of ideas more clearly than the elites, who often find themselves surprised by the rise of the movements that arise from the bottom up and shape our politics.\"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eE.J. Dionne, Jr., is a bestselling author, a syndicated columnist who appears twice weekly in \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e and nearly a hundred other newspapers, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, and a professor at Georgetown University. His \u003ci\u003eWhy Americans Hate Politics\u003c\/i\u003e won a Los Angeles Times Book Prize and was a nominee for the National Book Award. He is a regular commentator on National Public Radio and on other radio and television programs. He lives in Washington, DC, with his wife, Mary Boyle, and their three children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 09, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761496555808,"sku":"9780743265737","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1a711c9cc241e400bf74d1cdd456f6ef.webp?v=1780208952","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/why-americans-hate-politics-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}