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We the People
We the People
The Story of Our Constitution
By Lynne V. Cheney
Posted: Monday, September 15, 2008
Why Groups Go to Extremes with border
Why Groups Go to Extremes
By Cass R. Sunstein
Posted: Thursday, August 21, 2008

Cass R. Sunstein argues that the key to preventing the spread of extremist views is ensuring that like-minded groups encounter a diversity of opinions within civil society.  [Read More]
Fighting Words
Fighting Words
A Tale of How Liberals Created Neo-Conservatism
By Ben J. Wattenberg
Posted: Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Replete with stories never told before, Fighting Words is Wattenberg's firsthand account of the remarkable transformation of American politics over the last four decades.  [Read More]
Days of Infamy
Days of Infamy
By Newt Gingrich, William R. Forstchen
Posted: Thursday, May 15, 2008

Days of Infamy is both an homage to the survivors of the real Pearl Harbor attack and an imaginative and thrilling take on America's entry into World War II.   [Read More]
Understanding America
Understanding America
The Anatomy of an Exceptional Nation
Edited by Peter H. Schuck, James Q. Wilson
Posted: Friday, April 25, 2008

This collection of essays, contributed by some of the nation's top scholars and thinkers, takes on the weighty task of sizing up America.  [Read More]
Social Entrepreneurship
Social Entrepreneurship
A Modern Approach to Social Value Creation
By Arthur C. Brooks
Posted: Friday, March 28, 2008

This text brings together the established pedagogy of entrepreneurship with cutting edge nonprofit and public management tools.  [Read More]
Gross National Happiness
Gross National Happiness
Why Happiness Matters for America--And How We Can Get More of It
By Arthur C. Brooks
Posted: Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Brooks examines vast amounts of evidence and empirical research to uncover the truth about who is happy in America, who is not, and--most important--why.  [Read More]
Abraham's Children
Abraham's Children
Race, Identity, and the DNA of the Chosen People
By Jon Entine
Posted: Wednesday, October 3, 2007

Entine traces the genetic history of people of the Jewish faith.   [Read More]
Blue Skies, No Fences
Blue Skies, No Fences
A Memoir of Childhood and Family
By Lynne V. Cheney
Posted: Tuesday, October 2, 2007

Lynne Cheney describes her upbringing in Wyoming.   [Read More]
Americanism
The Fourth Great Western Religion
By David Gelernter
Posted: Tuesday, July 10, 2007

This book is a startlingly original argument about the religious meaning of America and why it is loved--and hated--with so much passion at home and abroad.  [Read More]
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