: Distributed to the trade by National Book Network
, c2010.
xvi, 213 p.
; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The changing nature of American politics. American politics, then & now ; "Policy intellectuals" and public policy ; The rediscovery of character: private virtue and public policy ; The press at war ; Defining the "Peace Party" ; Bowling with others ; How divided are we? -- Religion and politics. Religion and polarization ; Why don't Jews like the Christians who like them? ; What makes a terrorist? ; The reform Islam needs ; Islam and freedom ; Democracy for all? -- Heredity and politics. The DNA of politics: genes shape our beliefs, our values, and even our votes ; The future of blame -- Conclusion: America versus the world.
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A collection of fifteen of Wilson's most insightful essays, drawing on thirty years of his observations on religion, crime, the media, terrorism and extremism, and the old-fashioned notion of "character."
American politics, then and now and other essays
United States - Politics and government , 1989-
United States - Politics and government , 1945-1989.