Random House New Releases - Political Science - Political Ideologies - Conservatism & Liberalism

Wrapped in the Flag by Claire Conner

2013-07-02T00:30:00-05:00

Wrapped in the Flag A Personal History of America's Radical Right
Written by Claire Conner

Hardcover, 264 pages | Beacon Press | Political Science - Political Ideologies - Conservatism & Liberalism; History - United States - 20th Century; Biography & Autobiography - Personal Memoirs | $25.95 | 978-0-8070-7750-4 (0-8070-7750-X)

A narrative history of the John Birch Society by a daughter of one of the infamous ultraconservative organization’s founding fathers

The John Birch Society is a radical right-wing organization established in 1958 resonates strongly with the causes championed by the Religious Right and the Tea Party movement, including campaigns against civil rights, abortion, gay rights, labor unions, environmental protections, immigrant rights, social and welfare programs, the United Nations, and even water fluoridation. Worshipping their anti-Communist hero Joe McCarthy, the society is perhaps most notorious for its red-baiting and for accusing top politicians, including President Dwight Eisenhower, of being Communist sympathizers. They labeled John F. Kennedy a traitor and actively worked to unseat him. The Birch Society boasted a high-profile membership, including Fred Koch, father of the Koch brothers, who today are using their father’s millions to bankroll fundamentalist and ultraconservative movements. Claire Conner, pressed into signing the Birch membership book at age thirteen, is now a dedicated progressive and activist. Her intimate account—based on records, documents, and firsthand knowledge—gives us an inside look at one of the most radical right-wing movements in U.S. history and how it affects our political discourse today.

Wrapped in the Flag by Claire Conner

2013-07-02T00:30:00-05:00

Wrapped in the Flag A Personal History of America's Radical Right
Written by Claire Conner

eBook | Beacon Press | Political Science - Political Ideologies - Conservatism & Liberalism; History - United States - 20th Century; Biography & Autobiography - Personal Memoirs | $28.95 | 978-0-8070-7751-1 (0-8070-7751-8)

The Oath by Jeffrey Toobin

2013-06-04T00:30:00-05:00

The Oath The Obama White House and The Supreme Court
Written by Jeffrey Toobin

Trade Paperback, 352 pages | Anchor | Law - Constitutional; Political Science - Government - Judicial Branch; Political Science - Political Ideologies - Conservatism & Liberalism | $16.00 | 978-0-307-39071-4 (0-307-39071-3)

A Washington Post Notable Work of Nonfiction

From the moment Chief Justice Roberts botched Barack Obama's oath of office, the relationship between the Court and the White House has been a fraught one. Grappling with issues as diverse as campaign finance, abortion, and the right to bear arms, the Roberts court has put itself squarely at the center of American political life. Jeffrey Toobin brilliantly portrays key personalities and cases and shows how the President was fatally slow to realize the importance of the judicial branch to his agenda. Combining incisive legal analysis with riveting insider details, The Oath is an essential guide to understanding the Supreme Court of our interesting times.

Leading the Way by Lee Edwards

2013-03-26T00:30:00-05:00

Leading the Way The Story of Ed Feulner and the Heritage Foundation
Written by Lee Edwards

Hardcover, 464 pages | Crown Forum | Political Science - Political Ideologies - Conservatism & Liberalism; Biography & Autobiography - Political; History - United States - 20th Century | $27.50 | 978-0-7704-3578-3 (0-7704-3578-5)

The remarkable history of The Heritage Foundation, its influential founder, and the conservative movement in America.

Leading the Way tells the story of how Ed Feulner has transformed policymaking in Washington and has led The Heritage Foundation into becoming the most influential conservative think tank in the nation. Under Ed Feulner and for 36 years, Heritage has shaped politics with conservative solutions for such critical issues as entitlements, national security, missile defense, health care, welfare reform, immigration, free trade, energy, and the role of the family and religion in society. Today, with over hundreds of thousands of members and an annual budget of more than $80 million, Heritage is a permanent Washington institution and the leading exponent of conservative ideas in America and around the world.
The man who made it happen is Ed Feulner, intellectual entrepreneur, hands-on manager, legendary fundraiser, presidential adviser, bestselling author, and world traveler--a man who never stops and was described by The Economist as "one of the most influential conservatives in America."

Leading the Way by Lee Edwards

2013-03-26T00:30:00-05:00

Leading the Way The Story of Ed Feulner and the Heritage Foundation
Written by Lee Edwards

eBook, 464 pages | Crown Forum | Political Science - Political Ideologies - Conservatism & Liberalism; Biography & Autobiography - Political; History - United States - 20th Century | $13.99 | 978-0-7704-3579-0 (0-7704-3579-3)

Agony of American Left by Christopher Lasch

2013-03-20T00:30:00-05:00

Agony of American Left
Written by Christopher Lasch

eBook | Knopf | Political Science - Political Ideologies - Conservatism & Liberalism; Political Science - Civil Rights; Philosophy - Movements - Idealism | $15.99 | 978-0-307-83050-0 (0-307-83050-0)

New Radicalsm in America by Christopher Lasch

2013-03-20T00:30:00-05:00

New Radicalsm in America
Written by Christopher Lasch

eBook | Knopf | Political Science - Political Ideologies - Conservatism & Liberalism; Political Science - History & Theory; Political Science - Political Ideologies - Radicalism | $11.99 | 978-0-307-83051-7 (0-307-83051-9)

Around the turn of the century, the American liberal tradition made a major shift away from politics. The new radicals were more interested in the reform of education, culture, and sexual mores. Through vivid biographies, Christopher Lasch chronicles these social reformers from Jane Addams, Mabel Dodge Luhan, and Lincoln Steffens to Norman Mailer and Dwight MacDonald.

World of Nations by Christopher Lasch

2013-03-20T00:30:00-05:00

World of Nations
Written by Christopher Lasch

eBook | Vintage | History - Social History; Political Science - Political Ideologies - Conservatism & Liberalism | $11.99 | 978-0-307-83058-6 (0-307-83058-6)

The world of nations is the world men have made, in contrast to the world of nature. Seeking to understand the civil society Americans have made, Christopher Lasch, author of The Agony of the American Left, reexamines the liberal and radical traditions in the United States and the limitations of both, along the way challenging a number of accepted interpretations of American history.

The Last Line of Defense by Ken Cuccinelli

2013-02-12T00:30:00-05:00

The Last Line of Defense The New Fight for American Liberty
Written by Ken Cuccinelli

Hardcover, 272 pages | Crown Forum | Biography & Autobiography - Political; Political Science - Political Ideologies - Conservatism & Liberalism; Political Science - Government - Judicial Branch | $25.00 | 978-0-7704-3709-1 (0-7704-3709-5)

Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli leads the historic fight against the unprecedented overreach of the federal government.

With Obamacare and agencies like the EPA, the FCC, and the National Labor Relations Board attempting to exercise unprecedented control over the American people, the Obama Administration was breaking federal laws, ignoring federal courts, and violating the Constitution to achieve its goals of redistributing wealth, concentrating power in Washington, and rewarding its supporters.

Without enough lawmakers in Washington devoted to protecting the rule of law to stop the federal government's liberty-stealing power grab, the battle had to be waged in an unprecedented way: from the states -- just as our Founding Fathers intended.

The man who led the charge was Ken Cuccinelli, the first state attorney general to argue in federal court against Obamacare, an unapologetic defender of the Constitution, and a man admirers and detractors alike said "was tea party long before there was a Tea Party." The Last Line of Defense provides a behind-the-scenes account of the myriad of legal battles in which our states were the only instruments of resistance to federal abuses of power. It is a must-read for every patriot.

The Last Line of Defense by Ken Cuccinelli

2013-02-12T00:30:00-05:00

The Last Line of Defense The New Fight for American Liberty
Written by Ken Cuccinelli

eBook, 272 pages | Crown Forum | Biography & Autobiography - Political; Political Science - Political Ideologies - Conservatism & Liberalism; Political Science - Government - Judicial Branch | $12.99 | 978-0-7704-3710-7 (0-7704-3710-9)

The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt

2013-02-12T00:30:00-05:00

The Righteous Mind Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion
Written by Jonathan Haidt

Trade Paperback, 528 pages | Vintage | Psychology & Psychiatry - Social Psychology; Philosophy - Ethics & Moral Philosophy; Political Science - Political Ideologies - Conservatism & Liberalism | $16.00 | 978-0-307-45577-2 (0-307-45577-7)

As America descends deeper into polarization and paralysis, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt has done the seemingly impossible—challenged conventional thinking about morality, politics, and religion in a way that speaks to everyone on the political spectrum. Drawing on his twenty five years of groundbreaking research on moral psychology, he shows how moral judgments arise not from reason but from gut feelings. He shows why liberals, conservatives, and libertarians have such different intuitions about right and wrong, and he shows why each side is actually right about many of its central concerns. In this subtle yet accessible book, Haidt gives you the key to understanding the miracle of human cooperation, as well as the curse of our eternal divisions and conflicts. If you’re ready to trade in anger for understanding, read The Righteous Mind.

Manufacturing Hysteria by Jay Feldman

2012-11-13T00:30:00-05:00

Manufacturing Hysteria A History of Scapegoating, Surveillance, and Secrecy in Modern America
Written by Jay Feldman

Trade Paperback, 416 pages | Anchor | History - United States - 20th Century; Political Science - Political Ideologies - Conservatism & Liberalism; Political Science - Civil Rights | $16.00 | 978-0-307-38823-0 (0-307-38823-9)

A riveting and unsettling history of the assault on civil rights and liberties in America—from World War I to the War on Terror—by the acclaimed author of When the Mississippi Ran Backwards.

In this ambitious and wide-ranging account, Jay Feldman takes us from the run-up to World War I and its anti-German hysteria to the September 11 attacks and Arizona’s current anti-immigration movement. What we see is a striking pattern of elected officials and private citizens alike using the American people’s fears and prejudices to isolate minorities (ethnic, racial, political, religious, or sexual), silence dissent, and stem the growth of civil rights and liberties. Rather than treating this history as a series of discrete moments, Feldman considers the entire programmatic sweep on a scale no one has yet approached. In doing so, he gives us a potent reminder of how, even in America, democracy and civil liberties are never guaranteed.

That's Not What They Meant! by Michael Austin

2012-10-09T00:30:00-05:00

That's Not What They Meant! Reclaiming the Founding Fathers from America's Right Wing
Written by Michael Austin

eBook | Prometheus Books | Political Science - Political Ideologies - Conservatism & Liberalism; History - United States - Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) | $12.99 | 978-1-61614-671-9 (1-61614-671-0)

This book is essential reading for anyone seeking the accurate historical background to many of the today's hot-button political debates. In 2011, Glenn Beck released a "modern translation" of the Federalist Papers and a new biography of George Washington. In the same year, Rick Perry, the governor of Texas, published a book in which he argued that the Founding Fathers intended the individual states to be more powerful than the federal government. Each of these books, and many others published over the past few years, presents the Founding Fathers as a group of wise, philosophically indistinguishable statesmen who spoke about timeless issues with a unified voice. In the place of rigorous history, the authors substitute out-of-context proof texts; in the place of real analysis of the remarkable individuals who created America, they offer us a collective mythology of the founding era. This book examines dozens of books, articles, speeches, and radio broadcasts by such figures as Glenn Beck, Mark Levin, Sean Hannity, Larry Schweikart, and David Barton to expose the deep historical flaws in their use of America's founding history. In contrast to their misleading method of citing proof texts to serve a narrow agenda, Austin allows the Founding Fathers to speak for themselves, situating all quotations in the proper historical context. What emerges is a true historical picture of men who often disagreed with one another on such crucial issues as federal power, judicial review, and the separation of church and state. As Austin shows, the real legacy of the Founding Fathers to us is a political process: a system of disagreement, debate, and compromise that has kept democracy vibrant in America for more than two hundred years.

The Oath by Jeffrey Toobin

2012-09-18T00:30:00-05:00

The Oath The Obama White House and The Supreme Court
Written by Jeffrey Toobin

Hardcover, 352 pages | Doubleday | Law - Constitutional; Political Science - Government - Judicial Branch; Political Science - Political Ideologies - Conservatism & Liberalism | $28.95 | 978-0-385-52720-0 (0-385-52720-9)

From the prizewinning author of The Nine, a gripping insider's account of the momentous ideological war between the John Roberts Supreme Court and the Obama administration.

From the moment John Roberts, the chief justice of the United States, blundered through the Oath of Office at Barack Obama's inauguration, the relationship between the Supreme Court and the White House has been confrontational. Both men are young, brilliant, charismatic, charming, determined to change the course of the nation—and completely at odds on almost every major constitutional issue. One is radical; one essentially conservative. The surprise is that Obama is the conservative—a believer in incremental change, compromise, and pragmatism over ideology. Roberts—and his allies on the Court—seek to overturn decades of precedent: in short, to undo the ultimate victory FDR achieved in the New Deal.
This ideological war will crescendo during the 2011-2012 term, in which several landmark cases are on the Court's docket—most crucially, a challenge to Obama's controversial health-care legislation. With four new justices joining the Court in just five years, including Obama's appointees Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan, this is a dramatically—and historically—different Supreme Court, playing for the highest of stakes.
No one is better positioned to chronicle this dramatic tale than Jeffrey Toobin, whose prize-winning bestseller The Nine laid bare the inner workings and conflicts of the Court in meticulous and entertaining detail. As the nation prepares to vote for President in 2012, the future of the Supreme Court will also be on the ballot.

The Oath by Jeffrey Toobin

2012-09-18T00:30:00-05:00

The Oath The Obama White House and The Supreme Court
Written by Jeffrey Toobin

eBook, 352 pages | Doubleday | Law - Constitutional; Political Science - Government - Judicial Branch; Political Science - Political Ideologies - Conservatism & Liberalism | $14.99 | 978-0-385-53630-1 (0-385-53630-5)

The Oath by Robertson Dean

2012-09-18T00:30:00-05:00

The Oath The Obama White House and The Supreme Court
Written by Jeffrey Toobin
Read by Robertson Dean

Unabridged Compact Disc | Random House Audio | Law - Constitutional; Political Science - Government - Judicial Branch; Political Science - Political Ideologies - Conservatism & Liberalism | $45.00 | 978-0-449-01367-0 (0-449-01367-7)

The Oath by Robertson Dean

2012-09-18T00:30:00-05:00

The Oath The Obama White House and The Supreme Court
Written by Jeffrey Toobin
Read by Robertson Dean

Unabridged Audiobook Download | Random House Audio | Law - Constitutional; Political Science - Government - Judicial Branch; Political Science - Political Ideologies - Conservatism & Liberalism | $24.00 | 978-0-449-01368-7 (0-449-01368-5)

That's Not What They Meant! by Michael Austin

2012-09-18T00:30:00-05:00

That's Not What They Meant! Reclaiming the Founding Fathers from America's Right Wing
Written by Michael Austin

Trade Paperback, 253 pages | Prometheus Books | Political Science - Political Ideologies - Conservatism & Liberalism; History - United States - Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) | $19.00 | 978-1-61614-670-2 (1-61614-670-2)

American Dreamers by Michael Kazin

2012-09-04T00:30:00-05:00

American Dreamers How the Left Changed a Nation
Written by Michael Kazin

Trade Paperback, 352 pages | Vintage | History - United States; Political Science - Political Ideologies - Conservatism & Liberalism | $16.00 | 978-0-307-27919-4 (0-307-27919-7)

An intimate history of the reformers, radicals, and idealists who fought for a different America, from the abolitionists to Michael Moore and Noam Chomsky.

While the history of the left is a long story of idealism and determination, it has also been a story of movements that failed to gain support from mainstream America. In American Dreamers, Michael Kazin--one of the most respected historians of the American left working today--tells a new history of the movements that, while not fully succeeding on their own terms, nonetheless made lasting contributions to American society. Among these culture shaping events are the fight for equal opportunity for women, racial minorities, and homosexuals; the celebration of sexual pleasure; the inclusion of multiculturalism in the media and school curricula; and the creation of books and films with altruistic and anti-authoritarian messages. Deeply informed, judicious and impassioned, and superbly written, this is an essential book for our times and for anyone seeking to understand our political history and the people who made it.

The New Hate by Arthur Goldwag

2012-09-04T00:30:00-05:00

The New Hate A History of Fear and Loathing on the Populist Right
Written by Arthur Goldwag

Trade Paperback, 400 pages | Vintage | History - United States; Political Science - Political Ideologies - Conservatism & Liberalism; Political Science - Political Ideologies - Radicalism | $16.00 | 978-0-307-74251-3 (0-307-74251-2)

A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2012

From the author of -Isms and -Ologies and Cults, Conspiracies, and Secret Societies, here is a deeply researched, fascinating history of the role that organized hatred has played in American politics. The New Hate takes readers on a surprising, often shocking, sometimes bizarrely amusing tour through the swamps of nativism, racism, and paranoia that have long thrived on the American fringe. Arthur Goldwag shows us the parallels between the hysteria about the Illuminati that wracked the new American Republic in the 1790s and the McCarthyism that roiled the 1950s, and he discusses the similarities between the anti–New Deal forces of the 1930s and the Tea Party movement today. He traces Henry Ford’s anti-Semitism and the John Birch Society’s “Insiders” back to the notorious Protocols of the Elders of Zion, and he relates white supremacist nightmares about racial pollution to nineteenth-century fears of papal plots.

Written with verve and wit, this lively history is indispensible reading for anyone who wants to understand the recent re-ascendance of extremism in American politics.

Random House New Releases - Political Science - Political Ideologies - Conservatism & Liberalism

Wrapped in the Flag by Claire Conner

Wrapped in the Flag A Personal History of America's Radical RightWritten by Claire Conner

Wrapped in the Flag by Claire Conner

Wrapped in the Flag A Personal History of America's Radical RightWritten by Claire Conner

The Oath by Jeffrey Toobin

The Oath The Obama White House and The Supreme CourtWritten by Jeffrey Toobin

Leading the Way by Lee Edwards

Leading the Way The Story of Ed Feulner and the Heritage FoundationWritten by Lee Edwards

Leading the Way by Lee Edwards

Leading the Way The Story of Ed Feulner and the Heritage FoundationWritten by Lee Edwards

Agony of American Left by Christopher Lasch

Agony of American Left Written by Christopher Lasch

New Radicalsm in America by Christopher Lasch

New Radicalsm in America Written by Christopher Lasch

World of Nations by Christopher Lasch

World of Nations Written by Christopher Lasch

The Last Line of Defense by Ken Cuccinelli

The Last Line of Defense The New Fight for American LibertyWritten by Ken Cuccinelli

The Last Line of Defense by Ken Cuccinelli

The Last Line of Defense The New Fight for American LibertyWritten by Ken Cuccinelli

The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt

The Righteous Mind Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and ReligionWritten by Jonathan Haidt

Manufacturing Hysteria by Jay Feldman

Manufacturing Hysteria A History of Scapegoating, Surveillance, and Secrecy in Modern AmericaWritten by Jay Feldman

That's Not What They Meant! by Michael Austin

That's Not What They Meant! Reclaiming the Founding Fathers from America's Right WingWritten by Michael Austin

The Oath by Jeffrey Toobin

The Oath The Obama White House and The Supreme CourtWritten by Jeffrey Toobin

The Oath by Jeffrey Toobin

The Oath The Obama White House and The Supreme CourtWritten by Jeffrey Toobin

The Oath by Robertson Dean

The Oath The Obama White House and The Supreme CourtWritten by Jeffrey Toobin Read by Robertson Dean

The Oath by Robertson Dean

The Oath The Obama White House and The Supreme CourtWritten by Jeffrey Toobin Read by Robertson Dean

That's Not What They Meant! by Michael Austin

That's Not What They Meant! Reclaiming the Founding Fathers from America's Right WingWritten by Michael Austin

American Dreamers by Michael Kazin

American Dreamers How the Left Changed a NationWritten by Michael Kazin

The New Hate by Arthur Goldwag

The New Hate A History of Fear and Loathing on the Populist RightWritten by Arthur Goldwag

Wrapped in the Flag A Personal History of America's Radical Right
Written by Claire Conner

Wrapped in the Flag A Personal History of America's Radical Right
Written by Claire Conner

The Oath The Obama White House and The Supreme Court
Written by Jeffrey Toobin

Leading the Way The Story of Ed Feulner and the Heritage Foundation
Written by Lee Edwards

Leading the Way The Story of Ed Feulner and the Heritage Foundation
Written by Lee Edwards

Agony of American Left
Written by Christopher Lasch

New Radicalsm in America
Written by Christopher Lasch

World of Nations
Written by Christopher Lasch

The Last Line of Defense The New Fight for American Liberty
Written by Ken Cuccinelli

The Last Line of Defense The New Fight for American Liberty
Written by Ken Cuccinelli

The Righteous Mind Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion
Written by Jonathan Haidt

Manufacturing Hysteria A History of Scapegoating, Surveillance, and Secrecy in Modern America
Written by Jay Feldman

That's Not What They Meant! Reclaiming the Founding Fathers from America's Right Wing
Written by Michael Austin

The Oath The Obama White House and The Supreme Court
Written by Jeffrey Toobin

The Oath The Obama White House and The Supreme Court
Written by Jeffrey Toobin

The Oath The Obama White House and The Supreme Court
Written by Jeffrey Toobin
Read by Robertson Dean

The Oath The Obama White House and The Supreme Court
Written by Jeffrey Toobin
Read by Robertson Dean

That's Not What They Meant! Reclaiming the Founding Fathers from America's Right Wing
Written by Michael Austin

American Dreamers How the Left Changed a Nation
Written by Michael Kazin

The New Hate A History of Fear and Loathing on the Populist Right
Written by Arthur Goldwag