Dangerous convictions :: what's really wrong with the U.S. Congress /
"The debt-ceiling debacle of 2011 was clear evidence of the dangerous polarization of American politics. Heedless of the warnings of economists, a majority of Republicans in the House refused to allow the Treasury to borrow enough money to pay for spending already ordered by Congress. The gover...
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| Zusammenfassung: | "The debt-ceiling debacle of 2011 was clear evidence of the dangerous polarization of American politics. Heedless of the warnings of economists, a majority of Republicans in the House refused to allow the Treasury to borrow enough money to pay for spending already ordered by Congress. The government avoided a catastrophic default only by unprecedented legislative contortions. The debt ceiling fight also showed that the two parties simply don't understand each other. In Dangerous Convictions, former Democratic Congressman Tom Allen, explains how beneath the surface of our political debates, the incompatible world views of the two parties have turned Congress into a dysfunctional body. "Years of listening to what seemed to me to be preposterous arguments in committee, on the House floor, or in private conversations," he writes, "changed my mind about our capacity to find bipartisan agreement on the most fundamental topics." Likewise, most Republican Members of Congress gave no credence to Democratic arguments on budget and tax issues, health care, and climate change. Allen argues that "smaller government, lower taxes" in all times and circumstances is not an economic policy, but an ideological barrier to meaningful debate and the simplest compromises. In the last thirty years, he suggests, Republicans and Democrats have been speaking different languages; GOP Members increasingly see government as a threat to personal liberty, while Democrats continue to believe it can be a vehicle to expand opportunity and serve the common good. Combining personal experience with the insights of George Lakoff, Norman Ornstein, Robert Bellah, Isaiah Berlin, and many others, Allen explains why we need to understand the ideological conflict and escape its grip--and allow Congress to work productively on our 21st century challenges"-- |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (xi, 236 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-223) and index. |
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| spelling | Allen, Thomas H. (Thomas Hodge), 1945- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJvHcKqrVfjdhcJy4GF9Xd http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2011181218 Dangerous convictions : what's really wrong with the U.S. Congress / Tom Allen. New York : Oxford University Press, USA, 2013. 1 online resource (xi, 236 pages) : illustrations text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-223) and index. Early lessons in Congress -- The federal budget: faith-based economics -- Iraq: evidence doesn't matter -- Health care: principle before people -- Climate change: denial as public policy -- The sources of polarization -- Finding a path to recovery. "The debt-ceiling debacle of 2011 was clear evidence of the dangerous polarization of American politics. Heedless of the warnings of economists, a majority of Republicans in the House refused to allow the Treasury to borrow enough money to pay for spending already ordered by Congress. The government avoided a catastrophic default only by unprecedented legislative contortions. The debt ceiling fight also showed that the two parties simply don't understand each other. In Dangerous Convictions, former Democratic Congressman Tom Allen, explains how beneath the surface of our political debates, the incompatible world views of the two parties have turned Congress into a dysfunctional body. "Years of listening to what seemed to me to be preposterous arguments in committee, on the House floor, or in private conversations," he writes, "changed my mind about our capacity to find bipartisan agreement on the most fundamental topics." Likewise, most Republican Members of Congress gave no credence to Democratic arguments on budget and tax issues, health care, and climate change. Allen argues that "smaller government, lower taxes" in all times and circumstances is not an economic policy, but an ideological barrier to meaningful debate and the simplest compromises. In the last thirty years, he suggests, Republicans and Democrats have been speaking different languages; GOP Members increasingly see government as a threat to personal liberty, while Democrats continue to believe it can be a vehicle to expand opportunity and serve the common good. Combining personal experience with the insights of George Lakoff, Norman Ornstein, Robert Bellah, Isaiah Berlin, and many others, Allen explains why we need to understand the ideological conflict and escape its grip--and allow Congress to work productively on our 21st century challenges"-- Provided by publisher Print version record. English. United States. Congress History 21st century. United States. Congress fast United States Politics and government 2009-2017. United States Economic policy 2009- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2009006640 États-Unis Politique et gouvernement 2009-2017. POLITICAL SCIENCE Government Legislative Branch. bisacsh Economic policy fast Politics and government fast United States fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq Since 2000 fast History fast has work: Dangerous convictions (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCGgvRF4pbgmGm7Qx8XrWH3 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Allen, Thomas H. (Thomas Hodge), 1945- Dangerous convictions. New York : Oxford University Press, USA, 2013 9780199931989 (DLC) 2012028783 (OCoLC)798617180 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=563859 Volltext |
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