Remember the two things you never talk about when visiting the in-laws? Politics and religion. Everyone has an opinion and the differences rise to the top.
Jacob Hacker and Paul Pierson, political science professors from Yale and Berkeley, have political opinions and wrote a book about them in 2005.
Here's a synopsis of the book:
The Republicans who run American government today have defied the normal laws of political gravity. They have ruled with the slimmest of majorities and yet have transformed the nation’s governing priorities. They have strayed dramatically from the moderate middle of public opinion and yet have faced little public backlash. Again and again, they have sided with the affluent and ideologically extreme while paying little heed to the broad majority of Americans. And much more often than not, they have come out on top. This book shows why—and why this troubling state of affairs can and must be changed.
Off Center: The Republican Revolution and the Erosion of American Democracy is available today for the cheap, cheap price of $1.31. I'm thinking now that the Republicans are no longer the majority of anything, this book could still be relevant if you just change the party affiliation and names.
Click here to purchase Off Center: The Republican Revolution and the Erosion of American Democracy
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