Rating: 
Summary: Interesting
Review: This books is any easy read, but it covers the subject well. The author explains the ways that political parties have evolved in the last 20 years and demonstrates why Americans feel less connection with the political process.
Rating:
Summary: Interesting
Review: This books is any easy read, but it covers the subject well. The author explains the ways that political parties have evolved in the last 20 years and demonstrates why Americans feel less connection with the political process.
Rating:
Summary: policy, not ideological value judgemenets
Review: This is one of the best political books I have ever read: concise, clear, and with penetrating insights on US politics over the last 45 years or so. Not only does it brilliantly chronicle the evolution of both liberal and conservative politics, but it goes into many of the issues and why our politicians are failing to address them.I grew a bit tired at times of Dionne's effort to stay "balanced," which I know he must do as a journalist, but it leads him to neglect that fact that Republicans are far more responsible for the drift away from policy and toward values and character assasination that have dominated our politics since Ronald Reagan. Nonetheless, this is still the best intro to US politics that I know, and while dated can still be read with great profit and enjoyment. He is one of our best columnists, a real thinker instead of the glib fools we can pundits.
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