The parties versus the people
Subtitle: how to turn Republicans and Democrats into Americans
By: Mickey Edwards
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9780300184563
Subjects: Divided government; Political parties; Polarization (Social sciences); Democracy; Two-party systems
Description: A former congressman draws on his first-hand experience with legislative battles to present a solution-based, practical way to break the stranglehold of the political party system and banish the negative effects of partisan warfare.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: American tribalism; title: The disappearing dream; title: Reclaiming our democracy; title: Drawing a line in the sand; title: The money stream; title: Government leaders, not party leaders; title: Debate and democracy; title: Rearrange the furniture; title: Rivals, not enemies; title: The partisan presidency; title: Declarations of independence; title: Beyond partisanship; title: The way forward.