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Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Brooks ... [concludes that] what people need most are four 'institutions of meaning': faith, family, community, and meaningful work. [His book] combines reporting, original research, and case studies in a manifesto that [he intends] will help people lead happier, satisfying lives"--
Author
Language
English
Description
"Cohen lays bare the long con of the modern Republican Party. While the radical right continues hiding behind gaslighting maneuvers, artificial slogans, and hollow catchphrases, Cohen's ... narrative illuminates the realities and dangers of the ever-widening gulf between the vaunted Republican brand and their actual behavior"--
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
In this penetrating new study, Skocpol of Harvard University, one of today's leading political scientists, and co-author Williamson go beyond the inevitable photos of protesters in tricorn hats and knee breeches to provide a nuanced portrait of the Tea Party. What they find is sometimes surprising.
Author
Publisher
Crown Forum
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"With his trademark blend of political history, social science, economics, and pop culture ... Jonah Goldberg makes the timely case that America and other democracies are in peril as they lose the will to defend the values and institutions that sustain freedom and prosperity. Instead we are surrendering to populism, nationalism and other forms of tribalism."--Amazon.com summary.
Author
Language
English
Description
America's most subversive conservative, O'Rourke describes government as a devil's bargain between power, freedom, and responsibility, and goes on to hilariously skewer the politicians who have bargained with us to consolidate power, and the many mini-bargains and evasions that citizens have made with the consequences of their choice.
Author
Publisher
Threshold
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st threshold ed.
Language
English
Description
A nationally syndicated talk radio host and author of Rescuing Sprite presents a volume of essays for today's conservative leaders that recommends specific approaches to such issues as immigration, health care, and foreign policy.
Author
Publisher
Hachette Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"A reflection on American conservatism, examining how the Founders' belief in natural rights created a great American political tradition--one that now finds itself under threat, both from progressives and elements inside the Republican Party"--
Author
Publisher
Humanix Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Chad Prather -- a modern-day Will Rogers -- is just your friendly neighborhood cowboy philosopher, gazing into the sweet tea leaves at the bottom of his cowboy hat, pondering a most fundamental question: Am I crazy? Or is the world crazy? Chad finds life amusing, baffling, sometimes heartwarming, and downright interesting, and wants to share personal stories and witty observations on the hasty growth of insanity within the folds of society, and inspire...
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Savage [argues that] progressives and radical Islamists are each unwittingly working towards similar ends: to destroy Western Civilization and remake it in their own respective images. These two dark forces are transforming our once-free republic into a socialist, Third World dictatorship ruled by government zero: absolute government and zero representation"--Dust jacket flap.
Author
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
c2010
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Description
Conservative talk show host and #1 bestselling author Savage takes on President Obama's socialist agenda, his Chicago-style strong-arm tactics, and his Lenin-like complex, showing how conservatives can save America from Obama's assault on the middle-class.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
When populism runs into realism, when disruption runs into democracy, when indecency runs into decency, we are left with no choice but to seek refuge in principle, resort to the truth, and return to the conservatism that has been the stabilizing ballast of our republic since its founding. The alternative is to become further unmoored from principle and reality, to give in to our worst impulses, to fight every fight no matter how petty, and to continue...
Author
Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Author David Brody introduces Americans to the history, issues, and main players of the Teavangelical movement. Through powerful and engaging stories, "The Teavangelicals" reveals the scope and magnitude of the movement and how the people of the movement aim to restore the American Dream to its original glory.