Overview
Nothing's the matter with Kansas: Americans voting their values are responding to a real moral crisis. And in this forceful follow-up to The Cheating Culture, David Callahan argues that the problems for most Americans are not abortion and gay marriage but rather issues that neither party is addressing--the selfishness that is careening out of control, the effect of our violent and consumerist culture on children, and our lack of a greater purpose. As Republicans veer into zealotry, liberals can find common ground with the moderate majority. But to alleviate the moral anxieties that drove GOP electoral victories they need a powerful new vision. In The Moral Center, Callahan articulates that vision and offers an escape from the dead-end culture war. With insights garnered from in-depth research and interviews, he examines some of our most polarized conflicts and presents unexpected solutions that lay out a new road map to the American center.
Full Product Details
Author: David Callahan
Publisher: Mariner Books
Imprint: Mariner Books
Dimensions:
Width: 14.30cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 20.10cm
Weight: 0.254kg
ISBN: 9780156032988
ISBN 10: 0156032988
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 10 September 2007
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
PRAISE FOR THE MORAL CENTER David Callahan is right: politics is based on morality, and the main moral division in America is between those who empathize with others and those who are only out for themselves. This important book takes us to the central issue: Are we all in the same boat? Or are you on your own, buddy? --George Lakoff, author of Don't Think of an Elephant <br>PRAISE FOR THE CHEATING CULTURE <br> Read this book . . . for [Callahan's] eye-opening portrait of the way we live now, his sobering analysis of how we got here and his prescient warning of where we may be headed if we don't get back our bearings. -- Los Angeles Times
PRAISE FOR THE MORAL CENTER David Callahan is right: politics is based on morality, and the main moral division in America is between those who empathize with others and those who are only out for themselves. This important book takes us to the central issue: Are we all in the same boat? Or are you on your own, buddy? --George Lakoff, author of Don't Think of an Elephant PRAISE FOR THE CHEATING CULTURE Read this book . . . for [Callahan's] eye-opening portrait of the way we live now, his sobering analysis of how we got here and his prescient warning of where we may be headed if we don't get back our bearings. -- Los Angeles Times
Author Information
DAVID CALLAHAN is cofounder of and senior fellow at the public policy center Demos. Author of six previous books, he writes frequently for the New York Times, the Washington Post, and other publications. He received a Ph.D. in politics from Princeton University and lives in New York City.
