The American lie
Subtitle: government by the people and other political fables
By: Benjamin Ginsberg.
Publisher: Paradigm Publishers
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Boulder
Language: eng
Number of pages: 246
ISBN-13: 9781594514128; 9781594514135
Subjects: Political ethics -- United States; Power (Social sciences) -- United States; Political corruption -- United States; Elections -- United States; Representative government and representation -- United States; Voting -- United States; United States -- Politics and government
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: Interests and principles in political life; title: The principles of cynical realism; title: Altruism and interests; title: Interests and principles; title: Principles as political weapons; title: Becoming realistically cynical; title: Public opinion: myths and realities; title: Advertising; title: Publicity; title: Measuring opinion; title: Elections and the limits of popular government; title: Voting as a means of regulating popular political activity; title: The limits of voting; title: Political marketing; title: Private interests and public policies; title: Mobilization bias; title: Organizational bias; title: Private capture; title: Pathologies of government; title: Popular influence and state power; title: Who governs?; title: Delegation of power; title: Presidential power; title: The citizen and the state; title: Conclusion: why participate in politics?; title: The myth of political leadership; title: Public lies and private purposes; title: State secrets; title: Practicing defensive politics; title: Notes; title: Index; title: About the author.