Del Norte Public Library

"From the chief economics commentator of the Financial Times, a magnificent reckoning with how and why the marriage between democracy and capitalism is coming undone all over the world, and what can be done to reverse this terrifying dynamic. TARGET CONSUMER: Readers of Thomas Friedman, Paul Krugman, and Tim Snyder, Martin Wolf has long been one of the wisest voices on economic issues on the world stage. He has never been known as a sunny-side-up...

Readers will learn about where and how democracy began and how it has developed over the years.

Russell Kirk's The Conservative Mind is one of the greatest contributions to twentieth-century American conservatism. Brilliant in every respect, from its conception to its choice of significant figures representing the history of intellectual conservatism, The Conservative Mind launched the modern American Conservative Movement when it was first published in 1953 and has become an enduring classic of political thought. The seventh revised edition...

A grand political history in a fresh new style of how the elitist young American republic became a rough-and-tumble democracy. In this magisterial work, Sean Wilentz traces a historical arc from the earliest days of the republic to the opening shots of the Civil War. One of our finest writers of history, Wilentz brings to life the era after the American Revolution, when the idea of democracy remained contentious, and Jeffersonians and Federalists...

Introduces the concept of freedom in the United States, describing the freedoms given to the people and protected by the Constitution.

"Outlines specific steps that average American citizens can take to reduce political polarization and safeguard democratic institutions"--

"The first major case for cancel culture as a fundamental means of democratic expression throughout history, and timely necessity aimed at combating systems of oppression. " is canceled." Chances are, you've heard this a lot lately. What might've once been a niche digital term has been legitimized in the discourse of presidents, politicians, and lawmakers. But what really is cancel culture? Blacklisting celebrities? Censorship? Until now, this has...

Changing the world means changing the story, the names, and the language with which we describe it. Calling things by their true names cuts through the lies that excuse, disguise, avoid, or encourage inaction, indifference, obliviousness in the face of injustice and violence. In this powerful and wide-ranging collection, Solnit turns her attention to battles over meaning, place, language, and belonging at the heart of the defining crises of our time....

"A simple, fact-filled introduction for the smallest activists on how to participate in a democracy by making your voice heard and voting"--

"Pudding's friends can't agree on anything . . . Soon the friends decide that someone needs to be in charge. Should that someone be the fastest? The fluffiest? The squishiest? And can they come up with a way for everyone to get a say?" --