LEADER 04157nam 22007214a 450 001 9910777831503321 005 20220420000019.0 010 $a1-281-73138-2 010 $a9786611731380 010 $a0-300-13318-9 024 7 $a10.12987/9780300133189 035 $a(CKB)1000000000472117 035 $a(EBL)3419830 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000265198 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11937569 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000265198 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10293962 035 $a(PQKB)11673860 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000158026 035 $a(DE-B1597)484935 035 $a(OCoLC)1023998415 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780300133189 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3419830 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10167878 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL173138 035 $a(OCoLC)923587254 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3419830 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000472117 100 $a20050428d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aUniting America$b[electronic resource] $erestoring the vital center to American democracy /$fedited by Norton Garfinkle and Daniel Yankelovich 210 $aNew Haven $cYale University Press$dc2005 215 $a1 online resource (298 p.) 225 0 $aThe Future of American Democracy Series 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-300-10856-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction -- Overcoming polarization / Daniel Yankelovich -- Nurturing economic growth and the values of American democracy / Norton Garfinkle -- Social security and medicare reform for the twenty-first century / Will Marshall -- The ethics of America's health care debate / Tsung-Mei Cheng and Uwe E. Reinhardt -- Religion as unifier and divider / Alan Wolfe -- Diversity, community, and government / Peter H. Schuck -- Immigration and social disorder / Peter Skerry -- Fighting the War on Terrorism / Francis Fukuyama -- Constitutional responsibility in the war on terrorism / Michael Vatis -- Character education and the challenge of raising a moral generation / Chester E. Finn, Jr -- Citizenship, civic unity, and national service / William A. Galston -- The fair society / Amitai Etzioni -- Toward a sustainable environmentalism / Mark Sagoff -- Is reform of America's electoral system possible? / Thomas E. Mann. 330 $aIn Uniting America, some of the country's most prominent social thinkers-among them Francis Fukuyama, Daniel Yankelovich, Amitai Etzioni, Alan Wolfe, Uwe Reinhardt, and Thomas E. Mann-reject the myth of polarization. On topics ranging from the war on terrorism, health care, economic policy, and Social Security to religion, diversity, and immigration, the authors argue that there are sensible, centrist solutions that are more in keeping with prevailing public sentiment and that would better serve the national interest. On issue after issue, the authors show how the conventional framing of the debate in Washington has misled Americans, creating a series of false dilemmas and forcing choices between two extremes-at the expense of more balanced and pragmatic policy solutions based on enduring American values.Uniting America provides a blueprint for a fresh approach to American politics, grounded in moderation, pragmatism, and the shared values that unite Americans. 606 $aDemocracy$zUnited States 606 $aPolitical culture$zUnited States 606 $aSocial conflict$zUnited States 606 $aPolarization (Social sciences) 607 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government$y2001-2009 607 $aUnited States$xSocial conditions$y1980-2020 615 0$aDemocracy 615 0$aPolitical culture 615 0$aSocial conflict 615 0$aPolarization (Social sciences) 676 $a320.973 701 $aGarfinkle$b Norton$f1931-$01476952 701 $aYankelovich$b Daniel$0526750 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910777831503321 996 $aUniting America$93848697 997 $aUNINA