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What happens to American democracy if Christianity is no longer able, or no longer willing, to perform the functions on which our constitutional order depends? In this provocative book, the award-winning journalist Jonathan Rauch—a lifelong atheist—reckons candidly with both the shortcomings of secularism and the corrosion of Christianity. Thin Christianity, as Rauch calls the mainline church, has been unable to inspire and retain believers.

Democracy has died hundreds of times, all over the world. We think we know what that looks like: chaos descends and the military arrives to restore order, until the people can be trusted to look after their own affairs again. However, there is a danger that this picture is out of date. Until very recently, most citizens of Western democracies would have imagined that the end was a long way off, and very few would have thought it might be happening before their eyes as Trump, Brexit and paranoid populism have become a reality. 

Should Christians be involved in political issues? This comprehensive and readable book presents a political philosophy from the perspective that the Gospel pertains to all of life, including politics. Politics—According to the Bible is an in-depth analysis of conservative and liberal plans to...

A short, sharp intervention in the crucial debate about the future of democracy, which has been brought to a head by events from Brexit to the Trump phenomenon. We live in strange days in the history of democracy. Every serious politician in the Western world supports democracy. Yet when the EU...

A provocative exploration of the forces that keep us from getting things done, and how we can restore confidence in government “Dunkelman summarizes the history perfectly.” —David Brooks, The New York Times Named a Best Book of the Year by Financial Times The Economist America was once...

In his 1988 CBC Massey Lecture, Noam Chomsky inquires into the nature of the media in a political system where the population cannot be disciplined by force and thus must be subjected to more subtle forms of ideological control. Specific cases are illustrated in detail, using the U.S. media primarily but also media in other societies.

In 1831, Alexis de Tocqueville, a young French aristocrat and civil servant, made a nine-month journey through the eastern United States. The result was Democracy in America, a monumental study of the strengths and weaknesses of the nation’s evolving politics. His insightful work has become one of the most influential political texts ever written on America.

As tech bosses fall in line with the right, tech workers are fighting back. This is the rousing inside story of their movement—and the way it spawned an anti-worker backlash now reshaping the industry.

Erlebe das historische Drama der Antike, in dem erbitterte Machtkämpfe die allererste Demokratie der Welt erschufen. Ob auf dem täglichen Weg zur Arbeit oder beim konzentrierten Zuhören am Abend – diese packende Zeitreise macht die Geburt der Volksherrschaft hautnah greifbar. Schuldenkrisen...

Décryptez la crise de nos démocraties et comprenez comment la fracture politique nourrit la révolte contre les élites. Parfaite pour votre trajet matinal ou vos moments de réflexion, cette analyse stimulante dépasse les simples raccourcis médiatiques. Explorez la rupture profonde entre...

Erlebe eine packende historische Reise, die den ewigen Kampf um Macht, Religion und Demokratie hautnah greifbar macht. Ob beim täglichen Pendeln oder abends zum Abschalten, dieser atmosphärische Kurztrip durch die Epochen verwandelt komplexe Vergangenheit in ein lebendiges Hörerlebnis...

Erkenne die Muster der Macht: Diese analytische Sachbuch-Reise zeigt, wie wiederkehrende Revolten Demokratien bedrohen. Wenn du beim morgendlichen Pendeln die tagesaktuellen Nachrichten fundiert einordnen willst oder nach tiefgründigen Antworten auf die Spaltung der Gesellschaft suchst...

Dieser packende Bericht zur Zeitgeschichte zeigt den brutalen Kampf zwischen staatlicher Gewalt und mutigem Widerstand. Erlebe die komplexe Entwicklung einer zutiefst gespaltenen Nation von den dunklen Wurzeln des Kolonialismus bis zu den ersten freien Wahlen. Als fesselnde historische Analyse...

Is America's future as bright as its past? What's Right With America argues that not only is the answer "Yes," but the nation's most incredible days are yet to come. Despite the challenges and divisions we face, America's true strength lies in its core principles and the resilient spirit of its people.

Brought to you by Penguin. Civil wars are the biggest danger to world peace today - this book shows us why they happen, and how to avoid them. Most of us don't know it, but we are living in the world's greatest era of civil wars. While violence has declined worldwide, civil wars have increased...

A provocative, comprehensive analysis of Vladimir Putin and Russia's master plan to destroy democracy in the age of Donald Trump. In the greatest intelligence operation in the history of the world, Donald Trump was made President of the United States with the assistance of a foreign power. For...

Written in 1791 as a response to Edmund Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France, Thomas Paine's Rights of Man is a seminal work on human freedom and equality. Using the French Revolution and its ideals as an example, he demonstrates his belief that any government must put the inherent rights of its citizens above all else, especially politics.

Oil is a curse, it is often said, that condemns the countries producing it to an existence defined by war, corruption, and enormous inequality. Carbon Democracy tells a more complex story, arguing that no nation escapes the political consequences of our collective dependence on oil. It shapes the body politic both in regions such as the Middle East, which rely upon revenues from oil production, and in the places that have the greatest demand for energy.

Analysant les régimes totalitaires, le livre est un avertissement contre la socialisation de l’économie qui selon Hayek pousse les citoyens sur la route de la servitude et conduit les démocraties occidentales à de graves dérives, jusqu'à la dictature d'une minorité sur le peuple. Le livre est un fervent plaidoyer en faveur des régimes libéraux. " La tendance moderne vers le socialisme signifie une rupture brutale non seulement avec le passé récent mais encore avec toute l’évolution de la civilisation occidentale […].

The audiobook edition of The Road to Unfreedom, written and read by Timothy Snyder. This prescient analysis of Russia's ongoing interference in the West, from the author of international bestseller On Tyranny, is now more relevant than ever. The past is another country, the old saying goes. The...