Description: Madison's Sorrow by Kevin C. O'Leary "Essential reading" --Booklist (starred) "Kevin OLeary tells this complex and alarming story brilliantly." --Robert Kuttner "OLeary could not be more timely..." --Norman Ornstein "This beautifully written book is a must-read..." --Erwin Chemerinsky An eye-opening cultural history of the political revolution that has destroyed the Republican Party and unleashed an illiberal crusade against the ideals of the Founding Fathers. The story of America is the struggle between our liberal ideal and illiberal resistance. Donald Trump catalyzed a reactionary revolution by tapping into the dark, shadowy side of American democracy that embraces exclusion and inequality. Throughout American history these alarming impulses have come to the forefront of our culture--during the Civil War, the era of the Robber Barons, and the Civil Rights Movement--but have now come to fruition in the presidency of Donald Trump. Arguing that the contemporary Republican Party is waging a counterrevolution against the core beliefs of the nation, journalist and scholar Kevin C. OLeary cracks open American history to reveal the essence of Americas liberal heritage by critiquing the reactionary illiberal currents that periodically threaten American democracy. American politics is no longer an ongoing debate between liberals and conservatives because the new Republican Party embraces the feudal values of the Old World. While there are millions of conservatives in the population, the elected leadership of the GOP is deeply reactionary. Todays marriage of white-identity Southerners and their northern allies to moneyed libertarians is no run-of-the-mill political partnership. Instead, it is extraordinarily dangerous. Clearly, conservatives have lost their party. And without conservatives debating liberals in an intellectual, respectful manner to address the nations problems, Madisonian democracy breaks down. A stimulating reinterpretation of the American experience, Madisons Sorrow exposes the intellectual and moral deficiencies of the illiberal right while offering a robust defense of the liberal tradition. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Kevin C. OLeary is a research fellow at the Center for the Study of Democracy at the University of California, Irvine and teaches in the Political Science Department at Chapman University. A contributor to The American Prospect, he was the lead West Coast reporter for TIME, as well as a reporter for the Los Angeles Times. He earned his PhD at Yale University. His previous book, Saving Democracy: A Plan for Real Representation in America, was a finalist for the American Political Science Associations Michael Harrington Award. Review "The Republican Party has lost its moorings and is hemorrhaging some of its most prominent thinkers and professionals. Donald Trump is the immediate cause, but only a symptom of a larger problem. Kevin OLeary could not be more timely with his new book Madisons Sorrow."--Norman J. Ornstein, American Enterprise Institute Review Quote "To tell the unsettling story of the nations continued drift into Trumpism and its many attendant ills, OLeary plunges back into the historical record. The author cogently breaks down the writings of Locke, Paine, and others, showing the terrible compromises the early founders had to make in securing constitutional ratification by the slave states. A highly opinionated yet accessible work of history and current affairs." Details ISBN1643134345 Author Kevin C. OLeary Short Title Madisons Sorrow Pages 368 Publisher Pegasus Books Language English Year 2020 ISBN-10 1643134345 ISBN-13 9781643134345 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2020-05-05 Subtitle Todays War on the Founders and Americas Liberal Ideal Imprint Pegasus Books Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2020-05-05 NZ Release Date 2020-05-05 US Release Date 2020-05-05 UK Release Date 2020-05-05 DEWEY 320.973 Audience General Illustrations Illustrations We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:137644771;
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