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Permanently Blue
Crown Publishing Group 2010; US$ 14.00In 2008 Democrats accomplished the political trifecta that had eluded them for more than 40 years: get a progressive president elected and win landslide victories in the House and Senate at the same time. The question is, was that the high point for the party? Or was it just the beginning of a Democratic golden age? As author Dylan Loewe compellingly... more...
Basic Interests
Princeton University Press 1998; US$ 35.00A generation ago, scholars saw interest groups as the single most important element in the American political system. Today, political scientists are more likely to see groups as a marginal influence compared to institutions such as Congress, the presidency, and the judiciary. Frank Baumgartner and Beth Leech show that scholars have veered from one... more...
Citizen Democracy
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers 2008; US$ 28.99Through a series of carefully chosen vignettes, Stephen E. Frantzich portrays citizens from every walk of life-rich and poor, old and young, black and white, male and female, left and right, famous and obscure engaged in extraordinary civic activity. Their causes run the gamut from civil rights to flag burning, from the Internet to the environment-but... more...
A Delicate Balance
RAND Corporation 2009; US$ 9.95This description of the application of the RAND Corporation's PortMan portfolio analysis and management method and Delphi consensus-building method for the National Security Agency (NSA) Information Sharing Services (ISS) division highlights how these methods enable the data-driven analysis of project portfolios and the allocation of research and... more...
Partisan Bonds
Cambridge University Press 2010; US$ 62.00Argues that voters rely on partisan cues because party brand names provide credible information about how politicians are likely to act in office. more...
Dirty Sexy Politics
Hyperion 2010; US$ 23.99Meghan McCain came to prominence as the straight-talking, progressive daughter of the 2008 Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain. And her profile has only risen since the election ended in favor of the other guy. What makes Meghan so appealing As a new role model for young, creative, and vocal members of the GOP, she?s unafraid to... more...
Common Sense Government
Random House Publishing Group 2010; US$ 19.00The federal government is ailing and needs a cure. The cure lies in embracing a principle long known to the American people but little recognized by Washington - until now: common sense. In this pathbreaking report, Vice President Al Gore, presiding over the National Performance Review, at the request of President Clinton, charts a fundamental shift... more...
Federalism
Infobase Publishing 2010; US$ 54.00Federalism is a system of government in which the powers are shared between state and federal governments. Originating as the Albany Plan of Union by Benjamin Franklin in 1754, federalism has become a controversial issue throughout American history, as politicians and lawmakers continue to argue over which level of government should have more authority.... more...
Mad As Hell
HarperCollins 2010; US$ 12.99Today?s raucous revolt against Washington and Wall Street is a classic populist uprising. In Mad as Hell , political pollsters Scott Rasmussen and Doug Schoen discuss how the Tea Party movement is fundamentally remaking our two-party system and what it means for the future of American politics. For political junkies of every stripe?from both the... more...
Counter Realignment
Cambridge University Press 2011; US$ 22.00Counter Realignment explains how the Republican Party lost the northeastern United States as a region of electoral support. more...









