Democracy Gone (eBook)

A Chronicle of the Last Chapters of the Great American Democratic Experiment

Robert P. Abele (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2009
344 Seiten
Hamilton Books (Verlag)
978-0-7618-4676-5 (ISBN)

Infos

This book argues that the last eight years in particular have shown us that our democracy has largely evaporated, leaving behind only an exoskeleton that was once its original vertebrae of ends and principles. It is critical to our form of democracy in the U.S. that citizens become active participants.

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In Democracy Gone, Abele argues that the last eight years in particular have shown us that our democracy has largely disintegrated, leaving behind only an exoskeleton that was once its original vertebrae of ends and principles. This book questions whether or not the American democratic experiment has run out of steam and if, through our inattention, we have replaced our democracy with politicians lustful for power and central authority that is out of touch with the needs of common people. The essays included in Democracy Gone focus specifically on two questions. First, how true are we staying to our founding values in our national actions and dialogues? Second, how consistent and universal is our application of the principles and standards we claim to hold dear? The underlying call is that it is critical to our form of democracy in the United States that citizens once again become active participants in the issues of the day: nothing less than the reclamation of our democracy is at stake.

Autor

Dr. Robert P. Abele, Ph.D., is the author of two other books: A User's Guide to the USA PATRIOT Act (2005) and The Anatomy of a Deception: A Logical and Ethical Analysis of the Decision to Invade Iraq (2009), both published by University Press of America, as well as numerous articles on politics and U.S. government foreign and domestic policies. He is an instructor of philosophy at Diablo Valley College in the San Francisco Bay area.

Inhalt

Chapter 1 PrefaceChapter 2 AcknowledgementsChapter 3 The Roberts CourtChapter 4 Christian America? (Part I)Chapter 5 Christian America? (Part II)Chapter 6 Christian America? (Part III)Chapter 7 History Repeated: The Resurrection of the Intelligent Design Argument (Part I)Chapter 8 History Repeated: The Resurrection of the Intelligent Design Argument (Part II)Chapter 9 Samuel Alito: The Judge Inside the Black RobeChapter 10 Assault on the AcademyChapter 11 A Defense of Liberal ValuesChapter 12 Primary American Values: Liberty and the Common Good (Part I)Chapter 13 Primary American Values: Liberty and the Common Good (Part II)Chapter 14 Primary American Values: Liberty and the Common Good (Part III)Chapter 15 The Values of the Religious Right are Neither Religious or Right (Part I)Chapter 16 The Values of the Religious Right are Neither Religious or Right (Part II)Chapter 17 Bush and the Abuse of Science (Part I)Chapter 18 Bush and the Abuse of Science (Part II)Chapter 19 What is a Jihad, Anyway?Chapter 20 Democracy and Global Economic ImperialismChapter 21 Is American Culture Dying?Chapter 22 Keeping the Enlightenment AliveChapter 23 New Orleans TeachersChapter 24 The Extremist Attack on College EducationChapter 25 The Coming War with Iran (Part I)Chapter 26 The Coming War with Iran (Part II)Chapter 27 The Coming War with Iran (Part III)Chapter 28 The Coming War with Iran (Part IV)Chapter 29 The Ethical and Logical Need for ConsistencyChapter 30 Was the 2004 Election Stolen? (Part I)Chapter 31 Was the 2004 Election Stolen? (Part II)Chapter 32 Are Diebold Machines Reliable?Chapter 33 Media Conglomeration is a Bad Idea for DemocracyChapter 34 Religious Right WarriorsChapter 35 Neocon Philosophy and its Near DemiseChapter 36 Vision for a Democratic and Ethical FutureChapter 37 A Presidential Signing StatementsChapter 38 Privatization of GovernmentChapter 39 Do We Have the Right to Privacy?Chapter 40 The Common Good and DemocracyChapter 41 Torture (Part I)Chapter 42 Torture (Part II)Chapter 43 Freedom of Conscience as the Basis of Freedom of ReligionChapter 44 The Don Imus AffairChapter 45 Militarism and DemocracyChapter 46 Money and DemocracyChapter 47 The Lame Democratic CongressChapter 48 Why We Can't Support the Troops without Supporting the WarChapter 49 Healing Our WoundsChapter 50 The Meaning of the Fourth of JulyChapter 51 Why We Need International LawChapter 52 The Art of Reasoning in DemocracyChapter 53 How the United States is Conducting the War in IraqChapter 54 What Do We Do About Iraq?Chapter 55 Why Do They Hate Us?Chapter 56 How Do We Define "Terrorism"?Chapter 57 The Old Hippie and the RepublicChapter 58 Chomsky, Jello, and 9/11 (Part I)Chapter 59 Chomsky, Jello, and 9/11 (Part II)Chapter 60 9/11: Some Political Questions (Part I)Chapter 61 9/11: Some Political Questions (Part II)Chapter 62 Groupthink versus Critical ThinkingChapter 63 "Legislating from the Bench"Chapter 64 Mukasey, Torture, and the Democratic CongressChapter 65 A Method for Constitutional InterpretationChapter 66 The Need to OPen the DebateChapter 67 Domestic Dissent as TerrorismChapter 68 What Does the Right to Free Speech Mean?Chapter 69 History RevisitedChapter 70 Democratic Principles and Congressional LegislationChapter 71 "Barackstar" the ActorChapter 72 The New Push for Christian Nation StatusChapter 73 Wars and More WarsChapter 74 "Show Me Your Papers!"Chapter 75 America for SaleChapter 76 Corporate PersonhoodChapter 77 What Should Be the President's Emergency Powers?Chapter 78 What True Patriots Fight and Die ForChapter 79 The Democrats' War InvestmentsChapter 80 The Radicalism of OriginalismChapter 81 Blackwaters and the U.S. ConstitutionChapter 82 Is Terrorism Ever Morally Justifiable?Chapter 83 Reviving Democracy After NovemberChapter 84 Socrates and CalliclesChapter 85 The Loss of True LiberalismChapter 86 The Problem with Liberals "Framing"Chapter 87 The Seventh Anniversary of 9/11Chapter 88 Sarah Palin and the Age of ReasonChapter 89 The Beginning of the CrashChapter 90 Are We Ready for the Revolution? (Part I)Chapter 91 Are We Ready for the Revolution? (Part II)Chapter 92 The March Toward Authoritarian America (Part I)Chapter 93 The March Toward Authoritarian America (Part II)Chapter 94 A Charge to President-Elect ObamaChapter 95 Progressives, Beware of Premature EuphoriaChapter 96 Gay Civil RightsChapter 97 Obama's Actions Show The Need for Real ChangeChapter 98 Chomsky's Radical Critique of GovernmentChapter 99 NotesChapter 100 BibliographyChapter 101 IndexChapter 102 About the Author

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 16.8.2009
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Ethik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft
• ISBN-10: 0-7618-4676-X / 076184676X
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7618-4676-5 / 9780761846765