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The most dramatic change in American society in the last forty years has been the explosive growth of personal rights, a veritable "rights revolution" that is perceived by both conservatives and liberals as a threat to traditional values and our sense of community. Is it possible that our pursuit of personal rights is driving our country toward moral collapse? In The Rights Revolution, Samuel Walker answers this question with an emphatic no. The "rights revolution," says Walker, is the embodiment of the American ideals of morality and community. He argues that the critics of personal rightsfrom conservatives such as Robert Bork to liberals such as Michael Sandeloften forget the blatant injustices perpetrated against minorities such as women, homosexuals, African-Americans, and mentally handicapped citizens before the civil ights movement. They attack "identity politics" policies such as affirmative action, but fail to offer any reasonable solution to the dilemma of how to overcome exclusion in a society with such a powerful legacy of discrimination. Communitarians, who offer the most comprehensive alternative to a rights-oriented society, rarely define what they mean by community. What happens when conflicts arise between different notions of community? Walker concedes that the expansion of individual rights does present problems, but insists that the gains far outweigh the losses. And he reminds us that the absolute protection of our individual rights is our best defense against discrimination and injustice. The Rights Revolution is an impassioned call to honor the personal rights of all American citizens, and to embrace an enriched sense of democracy, tolerance, and community in our nation.  more...

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In Washington, D.C., where little stays secret for long, the identity of Deep Throat -- the mysterious source who helped Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein break open the Watergate scandal in 1972 -- remained hidden for 33 years. Now, Woodward tells the story of his long, complex relationship with W. Mark Felt, the enigmatic former No. 2 man in the Federal Bureau of Investigation who helped end the presidency of Richard Nixon. more...

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It's been said that if you want a friend in Washington, you should buy a dog. Unfortunately, there's some truth to that: there are few places in the world where the turncoats and careerists are so highly rewarded and where loyalty is equated with stupidity. Luckily, another bit of wisdom about the Beltway is also true: the people in Washington aren't like the ones in the rest of the country. The American people treasure loyalty. They stick by a friend when he needs them. They forgive him when he's wrong. They understand the difference between politics and friendship. They are true to their ideals and their schools, loyal to their families and their God. more...

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Six years ago he ran a baseball team. Now he's the leader of the free world. In this book, "the Bush campaign's Renaissance man" (Time) charts George W. Bush's wild and improbable path to the White House. "Stevens, get in here and let's bond!" cried the governor. It was June 1999, and Stuart Stevens had just arrived in Austin, Texas from New York City to join a close-knit group of Texans dedicated to propelling a one-term governor into the White House. They faced formidable obstacles, from a nation enjoying peace and record prosperity to an experienced opponent aided by seasoned advisers who bragged that the campaign would be "a slaughterhouse." But Texans, as Stevens learned, are a confident bunch, and the Bush crowd always thought they could pull it off, even on the brink of losing. The New Yorker has praised Stevens for having "a wonderful eye for the curiosities of human behavior," and here he tells the surprisingly funny story of the Bush campaign the public never saw--from the Austin coffee shop where he watched Karl Rove sketch out the Republican master plan on a napkin to Bush's ranch in Crawford, Texas, where the blue-jeaned future president prepared for the make-or-break debates no one expected him to win. Here's the inside dope on the rise and flame-out of John McCain, the struggle to come up with a message to trump a booming economy ("Times have never been better. Vote for a change," they joked), the Bush team's "under-the-radar" campaign to steal West Virginia and Tennessee from the Democrats, and the fierce debate over tough anti-Gore spots that Bush refused to air. (The ads included footage of Al Gore describing his background as a tobacco farmer--"I've raised it, I've sold it..."--intercut with shots of him crying as he described his sister's death from cancer.) Here too is the story of how the campaign and the GOP vied for control of the Rep more...

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A United Nations insider exposes how anti-American and antidemocratic forces have hijacked the UN and put America and its allies at risk Politicians and pundits are imploring the United States to give the UN a major role in American foreign policy. more...

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