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A Republic No More: Big Government and the Rise of American Political Corruption
Jay Cost
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Description for A Republic No More: Big Government and the Rise of American Political Corruption
Hardcover. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HPS; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 237 x 37. Weight in Grams: 762.
After the Constitutional Convention, Benjamin Franklin was asked, "Well, Doctor, what have we got--a Republic or a Monarchy?" Franklin's response: "A Republic--if you can keep it." This book argues: we couldn't keep it. A true republic privileges the common interest above the special interests. To do this, our Constitution established an elaborate system of checks and balances that separates power among the branches of government, and places them in conflict with one another. The Framers believed that this would keep grasping, covetous factions from acquiring enough power to dominate government. Instead, only the people would rule. Proper ... Read more
After the Constitutional Convention, Benjamin Franklin was asked, "Well, Doctor, what have we got--a Republic or a Monarchy?" Franklin's response: "A Republic--if you can keep it." This book argues: we couldn't keep it. A true republic privileges the common interest above the special interests. To do this, our Constitution established an elaborate system of checks and balances that separates power among the branches of government, and places them in conflict with one another. The Framers believed that this would keep grasping, covetous factions from acquiring enough power to dominate government. Instead, only the people would rule. Proper ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Encounter Books
Condition
New
Number of Pages
408
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781594037276
SKU
V9781594037276
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99-15
About Jay Cost
Jay Cost has been a top political analyst for a decade. Currently a staff writer for The Weekly Standard, he got his start with RealClearPolitics.com. His work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Post, National Review, FoxNews.com, National Affairs and Policy Review. His first book, Spoiled Rotten, was a critical history of the Democratic Party ... Read more
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