How the Left Can Win Arguments and Influence People: A Tactical Manual for Pragmatic Progressives

by John K. Wilson

Book Overview

If we were to rely on what the pundits and politicians tell us, we would have to conclude that America is a deeply conservative nation. Americans, we hear constantly, detest government, demand lower taxes and the end of welfare, and favor the death penalty, prayer in school, and an absolute faith in the free market.
And yet Americans believe deeply in progressive ideas. In fact, progressivism has long been a powerful force in the American psyche...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814793630
• ISBN13: 9780814793633
• Release Date: July 2001
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.2"