The insider account that sets the record straight about the election that gave birth to modern conservatism in the United States
The 1964 presidential campaign lives on in conservative circles as an origin myth for the modern conservative movement. Even though their preferred (and now revered) candidate lost to Lyndon B. Johnson by a landslide, Barry Goldwater's failed presidential run was a major turning point of the twentieth century. Without Goldwater's philosophy to pave the way--and, just as importantly, without the strategic and political infrastructure created by the "Draft Goldwater" movement that preceded it--there likely would have been no Reagan or Bush administrations, and possibly no Nixon administration either. The policy positions and electoral strategies of the Goldwater campaign became standard tenets of Republican politics.
How do we encourage and protect public discourse, so essential to democracy? What function, if any, do journals of opinion - magazines that critically assess the key issues of the day - perform in helping ideas to flow feely and citizens to think for themselves. These questions animate Victor S. Navasky's spirited new book, in which he ranges over his own experiences as a journalist and editor in quest of the answers. Original. New hardcover. 2005.
Kickbacks and secret slush funds. Untendered contracts awarded for work that was never done. Millions of dollars that disappeared into the pockets of ad men with access to powerful politicians. These were the kinds of revelations that kept many Canadians riveted to their televisions in spring 2005 as witnesses appeared before the commission of inquiry chaired by Justice John Gomery. Sometimes governments fall because of scandals like these. But, curiously perhaps, sometimes they survive in spite of them. The fundamental issue of political ethics, as the authors of this pioneering study reveal, is the precise location of the boundary between right and wrong - or, at least, between what is acceptable and what is not. Suggested price $18.95. Our price $9.95. Save 47%.
When MP Clayton Greene discovers that something fishy is happening to the water of British Columbia, he is on the case. He quickly discovers that a faction of high government officials have secret Orders-in-Council, allowing water exports from Canada to the United States. Although the Prime Minister of Canada denies any knowledge of the orders or the water export, vast amounts of money appear in a Caribbean bank account in the Prime Minister's name. Original. Used paperback in very good condition. 2002.
Intellectually stimulating work describes the ideal state and ponders how it can bring about the most desirable life for its citizens. Both heavily influenced by and critical of Plato's Republic and Laws, Politics is the distillation of a lifetime of thought and observation. The great Benjamin Jowett translation. Suggested prce $5.95. Our price $2.95. Save 50%.
