The American Lie: Government by the People and Other Political Fables
Going all the way back to the time of George Washington, much of what we see and hear in the political world consists of lies and deceptions. Despite assurances to the contrary, politics is not about truth, justice, and principle. It is about money, power, and status. As astute political commentator Ben Ginsberg convincingly demonstrates, politicians habitually lie, pretending to fight for principles, in order to conceal their true selfish motives. Citizens who needthe frequent injunctions to participate in politics and abjure political cynicism are likely to be duped into contributing their tax dollars and even their lives for dubious purpos…
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- ISBN: 978-0-19-994595-5
- EAN: 9780199945955
- Produktnummer: 22683925
- Verlag: OXFORD UNIV PR
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2007
- Seitenangabe: 246 S.
- Masse: H22.4 cm x B15.0 cm x D1.8 cm 363 g
- Gewicht: 363
Über den Autor
Benjamin Ginsberg is the David Bernstein Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for the Study of American Government at Johns Hopkins University. He is the author or coauthor of a number of books including Presidential Power: Unchecked and Unbalanced, Downsizing Democracy: How America Sidelined Its Citizens and Privatized Its Public, and Politics by Other Means. Ginsberg is a frequent politicalcommentator from his perch in Potomac, Maryland.
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