Why Americans Hate Politics

In this new edition of his national bestseller, E. J. Dionne brings up to date his influential proposals for a politics that can and must find a balance between rights and obligations, between responsibility and compassion. From the New, Updated Introduction:"At the heart ofWhy Americans Hate Politicsis the view that ideas shape politics far more than most accounts of public life usually allow. I believe ideas matter not only to elites and intellectuals, but also to rank and file voters. Indeed, I often think that the rank and file see the importance of ideas more clearly than the elites, who often find themselves surprised by the rise of the movements that arise from the bottom up and shape our politics."Dionne, E. J., Jr. is the author of 'Why Americans Hate Politics', published 2004 under ISBN 9780743265737 and ISBN 0743265734.