Showing titles in Civics & Citizenship

The glorification of citizenship is a given in today's world, part of a civic narrative that invokes liberation, dignity, and nationhood. In reality, explains Dimitry Kochenov, citizenship is a story of complacency, hypocrisy, and domination, flattering to citizens and demeaning for noncitizens. In this volume in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series, Kochenov explains the state of citizenship in the modern world.

""A must read. ""—Margaret Atwood A vital, necessary playbook for navigating and defending free speech today by the CEO of PEN America, Dare To Speak provides a pathway for promoting free expression while also cultivating a more inclusive public culture. Online trolls and fascist chat groups...

The movement that brought Donald Trump to the White House has better ideas than the old right or the new left. It’s time that the rest of America started listening. The Tea Party began as a protest for patriots who feared Big Government. President Trump has become a hero for patriots who are...

To get ahead today, you have to be a jerk, right? Divisive politicians. Screaming heads on television. Angry campus activists. Twitter trolls. Today in America, there is an “outrage industrial complex” that prospers by setting American against American. Meanwhile, one in six Americans have...

'A sober but devastating skewering of cancel culture and the moral certainties it shares with religious fundamentalism' Sunday Times 'Andrew Doyle has written a masterful broadside against the woke that will also discomfit the anti-woke, proposing to both the radical notion that rather than...

Master the hidden mechanics of public policy and navigate the complex bureaucracy that truly shapes our daily lives. Whether you are a career changer exploring civil service or an active citizen seeking clarity during your morning commute, this pragmatic guide demystifies the inner workings of...

In this sharp, eye-opening account, classics professor Michelle Berenfeld redirects our gaze. The Roman Empire isn’t the lesson—the Roman Republic is. Nearly five centuries of representative government, undone by forces that should sound familiar: wealth and power concentrated in the hands of elites, rampant political violence, endless expansionist wars, and a Senate that normalized emergency measures until it had nothing left to protect.

In this follow-up to Battle for the American Mind, David Goodwin lays out the principles for providing a classical Christian education for children, K-12. American parents have been desperate for an alternative to our broken, woke school system. Inspired by the insights of Battle for the...

Terrorist attacks. Natural disasters. Domestic crackdowns. Economic collapse. Riots. Wars. Disease. Starvation. What can you do when it all hits the fan? You can learn to be self-sufficient and survive without the system. ""I've started to look at the world through apocalypse eyes."" So begins...

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Finalist for the NAACP Image Award for "Outstanding Literary Work" "Valerie has been one of Barack and my closest confidantes for decades... the world would feel a lot better if there were more people like Valerie blazing the trail for the rest of us."--Michelle Obama...

What happens when democracy begins to erode, not all at once, but quietly, in ways most people barely notice?You do not need to be an expert to feel that something is shifting.Institutions feel strained. Trust feels fragile. Public discourse feels louder, harsher, and more divided than ever. But...

É raro que uma obra de teoria social alcance a repercussão de A elite do atraso, de Jessé Souza. No campo intelectual, este audiolivro é responsável por fincar, no terreno imperturbado de nosso pensamento social, uma crítica contundente às ideias de cordialidade e patrimonialismo como nunca antes fora feita. São essas ideias que fundamentam a visão elitista de que o brasileiro pobre é inconfiável, eleitor de corruptos e moralmente questionável, ao passo que os ricos e estrangeiros são valorosos, empreendedores e naturalmente prósperos.

当新闻里的党派喧嚣让你感到困惑时，真正的权力正在法律条文与现实利益的缝隙中悄然运转。我们将跳出两党之争的口水战，以客观冷峻的视角，为你厘清华盛顿政治机器运作的底层逻辑。无论你是想要在通勤路上听懂国际...

What hidden skill links successful people in all walks of life? What helps them make smart decisions? The answer is surprisingly simple: They know how to ask the right questions at the right time. Questions help us break down barriers, discover secrets, solve puzzles, and imagine new ways of doing things. But few of us know how to question in a methodical way. Emmy-award-winning journalist and media expert Frank Sesno aims to change that with Ask More.

Decodifica il caos dell'attualità e della politica americana padroneggiando le regole del diritto costituzionale. Ideale per chi cerca chiarezza durante il pendolarismo quotidiano, questo ascolto offre una bussola oggettiva e illuminante per orientarsi tra i titoli di giornale, le sfide...

日常の意思決定から国家の政治制度まで、私たちが当たり前と信じる「民主主義」という思想がいかに壊れやすく急進的であるかを浮き彫りにし、社会への眼差しを根本から揺さぶります。通勤電車に揺られながらニュー...

Comprende el sistema electoral y el verdadero ejercicio del poder político en la democracia estadounidense actual. Si sientes confusión al descifrar los titulares internacionales, este recorrido revelador expone las reglas no escritas de Washington. Ideal para tu trayecto diario, este...

Comprende el derecho constitucional y domina las enmiendas detrás de las noticias políticas que polarizan al país. Si te sientes abrumado por la saturación informativa diaria o buscas claridad frente a los debates partidistas, esta guía objetiva transforma el ruido mediático en...

国家を二分したイデオロギーの衝突と奴隷制の深い闇。合衆国のあり方を根本から覆した未曾有の内戦がいかにして現代へと続く社会の形を決定づけたのか、その壮大な歴史の転換点を鮮やかに描き出します。日々の通勤...

Defender nuestro autogobierno exige entender el frágil equilibrio de poder que hace posible la igualdad política. Si buscas claridad intelectual frente a la incertidumbre del presente, este ensayo revelador te entrega un mapa lúcido sobre el significado real de la ciudadanía. Es un despertar...