Robert P. Abele

Democracy Gone (eBook, ePUB)

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

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 344
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. August 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780761846765
• Artikelnr.: 38223447

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Preface
Chapter 2 Acknowledgements
Chapter 3 The Roberts Court
Chapter 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 Robe
Chapter 10 Assault on the Academy
Chapter 11 A Defense of Liberal Values
Chapter 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 Imperialism
Chapter 21 Is American Culture Dying?
Chapter 22 Keeping the Enlightenment Alive
Chapter 23 New Orleans Teachers
Chapter 24 The Extremist Attack on College Education
Chapter 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 Consistency
Chapter 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 Democracy
Chapter 34 Religious Right Warriors
Chapter 35 Neocon Philosophy and its Near Demise
Chapter 36 Vision for a Democratic and Ethical Future
Chapter 37 A Presidential Signing Statements
Chapter 38 Privatization of Government
Chapter 39 Do We Have the Right to Privacy?
Chapter 40 The Common Good and Democracy
Chapter 41 Torture (Part I)
Chapter 42 Torture (Part II)
Chapter 43 Freedom of Conscience as the Basis of Freedom of Religion
Chapter 44 The Don Imus Affair
Chapter 45 Militarism and Democracy
Chapter 46 Money and Democracy
Chapter 47 The Lame Democratic Congress
Chapter 48 Why We Can't Support the Troops without Supporting the War
Chapter 49 Healing Our Wounds
Chapter 50 The Meaning of the Fourth of July
Chapter 51 Why We Need International Law
Chapter 52 The Art of Reasoning in Democracy
Chapter 53 How the United States is Conducting the War in Iraq
Chapter 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 Republic
Chapter 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 Thinking
Chapter 63 "Legislating from the Bench"
Chapter 64 Mukasey, Torture, and the Democratic Congress
Chapter 65 A Method for Constitutional Interpretation
Chapter 66 The Need to OPen the Debate
Chapter 67 Domestic Dissent as Terrorism
Chapter 68 What Does the Right to Free Speech Mean?
Chapter 69 History Revisited
Chapter 70 Democratic Principles and Congressional Legislation
Chapter 71 "Barackstar" the Actor
Chapter 72 The New Push for Christian Nation Status
Chapter 73 Wars and More Wars
Chapter 74 "Show Me Your Papers!"
Chapter 75 America for Sale
Chapter 76 Corporate Personhood
Chapter 77 What Should Be the President's Emergency Powers?
Chapter 78 What True Patriots Fight and Die For
Chapter 79 The Democrats' War Investments
Chapter 80 The Radicalism of Originalism
Chapter 81 Blackwaters and the U.S. Constitution
Chapter 82 Is Terrorism Ever Morally Justifiable?
Chapter 83 Reviving Democracy After November
Chapter 84 Socrates and Callicles
Chapter 85 The Loss of True Liberalism
Chapter 86 The Problem with Liberals "Framing"
Chapter 87 The Seventh Anniversary of 9/11
Chapter 88 Sarah Palin and the Age of Reason
Chapter 89 The Beginning of the Crash
Chapter 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 Obama
Chapter 95 Progressives, Beware of Premature Euphoria
Chapter 96 Gay Civil Rights
Chapter 97 Obama's Actions Show The Need for Real Change
Chapter 98 Chomsky's Radical Critique of Government
Chapter 99 Notes
Chapter 100 Bibliography
Chapter 101 Index
Chapter 102 About the Author

Rezensionen

A useful and provocative stimulus to continued discussion concerning the serious and unresolved issue of racism in our society... -- Manuel Davenport, Texas A&M University Southwest Philosophy Review Schelder writes in a straightforward, analytical style, and he is well informed about the history relevant to the issues he addresses... -- Torin Alter, Department of Philosophy, The University of Alabama Social Theory and Practice, Vol.26, No.1 (Spring 2000)