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A Second American Reconstruction? By: Robert W. Taylor, PhD A Second American Reconstruction? forces us to consider the possibility of learning a valuable lesson about America’s current disunity via a “Trumpian Revolution” by testing Professor D. J. Boorstin’s hypothesis: whenever the...

Democracy in California: Politics and Government in the Golden State is a readable and thought-provoking textbook, which clearly explains the politics and character of California's governmental institutions and the dynamics affecting the lives of Californians. In addition to thorough coverage of California's...

These essays reveal how the scriptures, prophetic teachings, history, culture, rituals, and traditions of Mormonism have been, are, and can be used as warrants for a wide range of activities and attitudes—from radical pacifism to legitimation of the United States’ use of preemptive force against...

There is performance art, but there is also performance science. A look at how one author used her web site as a one woman psychology department called Chaser Investigative News Services. About the Author Alexandra Kitty is a dangerous woman who is the author of Don’t Believe It!:...

As I watch the current election campaign unfold, I had sick. In this short manifesto, I offer a simple idea for changing America and having a better informed electorate. You can download this for free. You can share it for free. This is our time to change our country but...

San Juan, Puerto Rico native Nancy Bird writes about culture and identity despite geographical distance, as a current Wisconsin resident.

     The story of a man traveling through his life, including events from all walks of life. The book includes his paths of faith, letters about U.S. life today, his personal library of poetics, thoughts and unique perspectives from his experiences.

Barbara Olschner believes in her party’s founding principles: lower taxes, less regulation, limited government, and individual accountability. But she also believes in governing through compromise, in respectfully listening to opponents’ viewpoints, and in the possibility that a Republican can...

peel back each layer of pain. stare at the wound and heal.

Amour de l’étude, besoin de croyances, esprit dégagé de préventions invétérées, cœur libre de haine, zèle de propagande, ardentes sympathies, désintéressement, dévouement, bonne foi, enthousiasme de tout ce qui est bon,...

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "The best American political autobiography since Barack Obama’s Dreams from My Father." —Charles Kaiser, The Guardian A mayor’s inspirational story of a Midwest city that has become nothing less than a blueprint for the future of American renewal.** Once...

For more than twenty years, Christopher G. Moore has been writing about the history, culture and politics of Southeast Asia, in particular Thailand. The Cultural Detective is a behind-the-scene view into Moore’s writing life. In this selection of essays, Moore discusses with the humor...

What you and I consider popular is what I used as a target. Through the scope, I took aim and fired. I kept releasing the bullets until there was nothing but pieces scattered on the ground. Then I picked them up and glued them together. Piece by piece, the popular was rebuilt but this time with a...

De la nature de la morale. Elle fait partie de la politique. — Il faut étudier la vertu surtout à un point de vue pratique, afin de la connaître et de l’acquérir. — Travaux antérieurs : Pythagore, Socrate, Platon ; défauts de leurs théories. L’auteur...