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Political partisans want you to choose only between Left and Right,
Red and Blue, Us and Them. But the reality is that Americans are
deeply divided in more ways than one, and the savvy voter, no less
than the savvy politician, must make more sense of things. Eight
Ways to Run the Country explains what conventional political theory
cannot, offering a profoundly illuminating look at our political
past and our present differences. Eight Ways doesn't do away with
Left and Right, but it defines them in better terms and adds a
whole new dimension to explain what Left and Right can't. It
correctly pegs the ideological poles and thus brings
easy-to-understand order to the dizzying diversity of political
perspectives. It places neoconservatives into historical context,
illuminating both what they share with other conservatives and how
their differences have wrought a change in the character of the
Right. It explains the recurring attempts to define an independent,
non-ideological center. It provides the best definition of populism
to be found. Finally, it relates the political heritage of the
American Founders to the politics of today. Eight Ways identifies
four main traditions in the American political experience:
BLrepublican constitutionalism, stressing traditional values and
decentralized power; BLlibertarian individualism, stressing
personal liberty and property rights; BLprogressive democracy,
stressing popular sovereignty and social renovation; and
BLplutocratic nationalism, defending dominant commercial interests
and national power. From these four main traditions, the author
traces eight contemporary ideological perspectives: communitarians,
progressives, radicals, individualists, andfour varieties of
conservatives. The author uses the color and drama of well-known
individual examples to illustrate each ideology in concrete,
everyday language. The result is an entertaining and insightful
assessment of each ideology's strengths and weaknesses that may
forever change the way you think about politics.
A Crown of Life is an epic romance spanning ten pivotal years in
the history of the world, beginning in 303, when churches were
closed, books were burned, and Christians were forbidden to
assemble and later forced to prove their loyalty to the empire by
offering a sacrifice to the government's gods. Thousands chose
death instead, in what has been known since as the Great
Persecution. Vividly written, with surprising twists,
heart-pounding drama, a colorful cast of endearing characters good
and bad, and profound insight into life's deepest mysteries, A
Crown of Life is an inspiring tale of Christian faith in the face
of death. You will weep. You will cheer. You will fall in love. You
will learn why they believed and why they died.
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