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Democracy Gone

A Chronicle of the Last Chapters of the Great American Democratic Experiment
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 2009

Summary

In Democracy Gone, Abele argues that the last eight years in particular have shown us that our democracy has largely disintegrated, leaving behind only an exoskeleton that was once its original vertebrae of ends and principles. This book questions whether or not the American democratic experiment has run out of steam and if, through our inattention, we have replaced our democracy with politicians lustful for power and central authority that is out of touch with the needs of common people. The essays included in Democracy Gone focus specifically on two questions. First, how true are we staying to our founding values in our national actions and dialogues? Second, how consistent and universal is our application of the principles and standards we claim to hold dear? The underlying call is that it is critical to our form of democracy in the United States that citizens once again become active participants in the issues of the day: nothing less than the reclamation of our democracy is at stake.

Bibliographic data

Copyright year
2009
ISBN-Print
978-0-7618-4675-8
ISBN-Online
978-0-7618-4676-5
Publisher
Hamilton Books, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
331
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Table of contents

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    1. Table of Contents No access
    2. Preface No access
    3. Acknowledgements No access
  2. The Roberts Court No access 1 - 2
  3. Christian America? (Part I) No access 3 - 4
  4. Christian America? (Part II) No access 5 - 6
  5. Christian America? (Part III) No access 7 - 8
  6. History Repeated: The Resurrection of the Intelligent Design Argument (Part I) No access 9 - 10
  7. History Repeated: The Resurrection of the Intelligent Design Argument (Part II) No access 11 - 12
  8. Samuel Alito: The Judge Inside the Black Robe No access 13 - 14
  9. Assault on the Academy No access 15 - 18
  10. A Defense of Liberal Values No access 19 - 20
  11. Primary American Values: Liberty and the Common Good (Part I) No access 21 - 22
  12. Primary American Values: Liberty and the Common Good (Part II) No access 23 - 24
  13. Primary American Values: Liberty and the Common Good (Part III) No access 25 - 26
  14. The Values of the Religious Right are Neither Religious nor Right (Part I) No access 27 - 30
  15. The Values of the Religious Right are Neither Religious nor Right (Part II) No access 31 - 34
  16. Bush and the Abuse of Science (Part I) No access 35 - 36
  17. Bush and the Abuse of Science (Part II) No access 37 - 38
  18. What is a Jihad, Anyway? No access 39 - 42
  19. Democracy and Global Economic Imperialism No access 43 - 44
  20. Is American Culture Dying? No access 45 - 48
  21. Keeping the Enlightenment Alive No access 49 - 52
  22. New Orleans Teachers No access 53 - 54
  23. The Extremist Attack on College Education No access 55 - 58
  24. The Coming War with Iran (Part I) No access 59 - 60
  25. The Coming War with Iran (Part II) No access 61 - 62
  26. The Coming War with Iran (Part III) No access 63 - 66
  27. The Coming War with Iran (Part IV) No access 67 - 70
  28. The Ethical and Logical Need for Consistency No access 71 - 72
  29. Was the 2004 Election Stolen? (Part I) No access 73 - 74
  30. Was the 2004 Election Stolen? (Part II) No access 75 - 80
  31. Are Diebold Machines Reliable? No access 81 - 84
  32. Media Conglomeration is a Bad Idea for Democracy No access 85 - 88
  33. Religious Right Warriors No access 89 - 92
  34. Neocon Philosophy and its Near Demise No access 93 - 96
  35. Vision for a Democratic and Ethical Future No access 97 - 98
  36. A Presidential Signing Statements No access 99 - 100
  37. Privatization of Government No access 101 - 104
  38. Do We Have a Right to Privacy? No access 105 - 106
  39. The Common Good and Democracy No access 107 - 110
  40. Torture (Part I) No access 111 - 114
  41. Torture (Part II) No access 115 - 118
  42. Freedom of Conscience as the Basis of Freedom of Religion No access 119 - 120
  43. The Don Imus Affair No access 121 - 124
  44. Militarism and Democracy No access 125 - 126
  45. Money and Democracy No access 127 - 128
  46. The Lame Democratic Congress No access 129 - 130
  47. Why We Can't Support the Troops without Supporting the War No access 131 - 134
  48. Healing Our Wounds No access 135 - 136
  49. The Meaning of the Fourth of July No access 137 - 140
  50. Why We Need International Law No access 141 - 144
  51. The Art of Reasoning in Democracy No access 145 - 148
  52. How the United States in Conducting the War in Iraq No access 149 - 152
  53. What Do We Do About Iraq? No access 153 - 156
  54. Why Do They Hate Us? No access 157 - 158
  55. How Do We Define "Terrorism?" No access 159 - 160
  56. The Old Hippie and the Republic No access 161 - 164
  57. Chomsky, Jello, and 9/11 (Part I) No access 165 - 168
  58. Chomsky, Jello, and 9/11 (Part II) No access 169 - 172
  59. 9/11: Some Political Questions (Part I) No access 173 - 174
  60. 9/11: Some Political Questions (Part II) No access 175 - 176
  61. Groupthink versus Critical Thinking No access 177 - 180
  62. "Legislating from the Bench" No access 181 - 184
  63. Mukasey, Torture, and the Democratic Congress No access 185 - 188
  64. A Method for Constitutional Interpretation No access 189 - 192
  65. The Need to Open the Debate No access 193 - 196
  66. Domestic Dissent as Terrorism No access 197 - 198
  67. What Does the Right to Free Speech Mean? No access 199 - 200
  68. History Revisited No access 201 - 204
  69. Democratic Principles and Congressional Legislation No access 205 - 206
  70. "Barackstar" the Actor No access 207 - 210
  71. The New Push for Christian Nation Status No access 211 - 214
  72. Wars and More Wars No access 215 - 216
  73. "Show Me Your Papers!" No access 217 - 218
  74. America for Sale No access 219 - 222
  75. Corporate Personhood No access 223 - 226
  76. What should be the President's Emergency Powers? No access 227 - 230
  77. What True Patriots Fight and Die For No access 231 - 234
  78. The Democrats' War Investments No access 235 - 236
  79. The Radicalism of Originalism No access 237 - 240
  80. Blackwater and the U.S. Constitution No access 241 - 242
  81. Is Terrorism Ever Morally Justifiable? No access 243 - 246
  82. Reviving Democracy after November No access 247 - 250
  83. Socrates and Callicles No access 251 - 254
  84. The Loss of True Liberalism No access 255 - 258
  85. The Problem with Liberals "Framing" No access 259 - 262
  86. The Seventh Anniversary of 9/11 No access 263 - 266
  87. Sarah Palin and the Age of Reason No access 267 - 270
  88. The Beginning of the Crash No access 271 - 274
  89. Are We Ready for the Revolution? (Part I) No access 275 - 278
  90. Are We Ready for the Revolution? (Part II) No access 279 - 282
  91. The March toward Authoritarianism in America (Part I) No access 283 - 286
  92. The March toward Authoritarianism in America (Part II) No access 287 - 290
  93. A Charge to President-Elect Obama No access 291 - 294
  94. Progressives, Beware of Premature Euphoria No access 295 - 296
  95. Gay Civil Rights No access 297 - 298
  96. Obama's Actions Show the Need for Real Change No access 299 - 300
  97. Chomsky's Radical Critique of Government No access 301 - 302
  98. Notes No access 303 - 316
  99. Bibliography No access 317 - 326
  100. Index No access 327 - 330
  101. About the Author No access 331 - 331

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