Beyond a House Divided by Carl Anderson

Beyond a House Divided by Carl Anderson

If you follow politics or the news, America is a country of culture wars and great divides, a partisan place of red states and blue states, of us against them. From pundits to politicians it seems that anyone with an audience sees a polarized country - a country at war with itself.
In a radical departure from this "conventional wisdom," Carl Anderson explores what the talking heads have missed- an overwhelming American consensus on many of the country's seemingly most divisive issues. If the debates are shrill in public, he says, there is a quiet consensus in private - one that America's institutions ignore at their peril. From health care, to the role of religion in America, to abortion, to the importance of traditional ethics in business and society, Anderson uses fresh polling data and keen insight in BEYOND A HOUSE DIVIDEDto show that a surprising consensus has emerged despite these debates. He sheds light on what's been missing in the public and political debates of the last several years- the consensus that isn't hard to find if you know where to look.
For Anderson, allowing polar opposites to drive the discussion has made the resolution of contentious issues impossible. Instead, he says, we should look to the consensus among Americans as the best prospect for a beneficial conclusion.

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ISBN 13	9780307887740
ISBN 10	030788774X
Titel	Beyond a House Divided
Autor	Carl Anderson
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Random House USA Inc
Erscheinungsjahr	2010-11-02
Seitenanzahl	160
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