More meditations of a militant moderate / Peter H. Schuck.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schuck, Peter H., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political culture--United States.

Political culture.

United States--Politics and government.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vi, 190 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

London : Anthem Press, 2023.

Summary:

The book collects thirty-two opinion pieces, essays, and two poems published by the author in leading media on a wide variety of public policy topics as recently as 2022. The articles and poems range over six broad areas: the moderation ideal, as illustrated by the abortion issue; American exceptionalism; civic discourse; the Trump presidency; campus life; and immigration, citizenship, and refugee policy. The author, a self-described 'militant moderate,' draws on his participation as a commentator in these and many other public debates.

Contents:

<p style="text-align: justify;">Part 1. Why Voices of Moderation Are in Short Supply and Needed Now More Than Ever; Introduction to Part 1; Militant Moderation; On the Overturning of Roe v. Wade; Part 2. American Exceptionalism; Introduction to Part 2; James Q. Wilson and American Exceptionalism; Remembering James Q. Wilson ; In Diversity We (Sorta) Trust; Part 3.

Civic Discourse; Introduction to Part 3; The Widening Gap between Our Politics and Civil Society; Searching for Public Courage; The Shackling of the Progressive Mind; Cancel Culture Has a Lot to Answer For; Thinking Clearly about Sexual Harassment; Taking a Knee: How to Squander a Teaching Moment; Five Realities of Tribal Politics; Principles to Guide a Nation Through Issues that Divide Us; Racism and Racialism Are Different; What Systemic Racism Systematically Downplays; Diversity, Equity,

and Inclusiveness: Their Coherence Requires Line-Drawing; What I Learned from the Icelandic Ash Cloud; Part 4: The Misbegotten Trump Presidency; Introduction to Part 4; Limerick; Trump's Refugee Limits Betray Past Republican Presidents and the Founders; Trump's Birthright Citizenship Proposal Is at Odds with Legal Consensus; The Real Problem with Trump's National Emergency Plan; The Court Ruled Correctly on the Travel Ban; Trump's "Horrifying Lies" About Lori Klausutis May Cross a Legal Line; Part 5: Campus Follies; Introduction to Part 5 ; What the President of Yale Should Have Said; Assessing Affirmative Action; Five Reasons Why Student Loans Are a Looming Disaster; The Garden of College Excellence Is Growing Weeds; Free Speech - Where Are the Adults in the Room?; The Commencement Disinvitation Season; On Sexual Assault Policy, Trust Colleges Not Uncle Sam; Valdosta and the Future of the Authoritarian Campus; Part 6: Immigrants, Citizens,

and Refugees; Introduction to Part 6; Democrats' Vulnerability and Opportunity on Immigration; Birthright of a Nation; Refugee Burden-Sharing: A Modest Proposal; Credits.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 28 Feb 2024).

ISBN:

9781839988554

183998855X

9781839988547

1839988541

OCLC:

1376933217