"The Promise of American Life" is part of the bedrock of
American liberalism, a classic that had a spectacular impact on
national politics when it was first published in 1909 and that has
been recognized ever since as a defining text of liberal reform.
The book helped inspire Theodore Roosevelt's New Nationalism and
Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal, put Herbert Croly on a path to
become the founding editor of the "New Republic," and prompted
Walter Lippmann to call him twentieth-century America's "first
important political philosopher." The book is at once a history of
America and its political ideals and an analysis of contemporary
ills, from rampant economic inequality to unchecked corporate
power. In response, Croly advocated combining the Hamiltonian and
Jeffersonian traditions and creating a strong federal government to
ensure that all Americans had a fair shot at individual success.
The formula still defines American liberalism, and "The Promise of
American Life" continues to resonate today, offering a vital source
of renewal for liberals and progressives. For this new edition,
Franklin Foer has written a substantial foreword that puts the book
in historical context and explains its continuing importance.
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