Liberalism

Freedom's Power: The True Force of Liberalism, by Paul Starr, Basic Books

Michael Lind called it "an impressive achievement" in the NYT

Here's the book's own page: http://www.perseusbooksgroup.com/basic/book_detail.jsp?isbn=046508186X


"George W. Bush's presidency is another era of overreaction at the expense of constitutional rights, but the prospects for a quick correction are not auspicious. Nothing has helped end earlier bouts of repression so much as the fact that the wars themselves came to a close, and nothing has so exposed our liberties to indefinite jeopardy as the conception of a "war on terrorism" with no end." - http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/02/21/opinion/main1334435.shtml

Starr is Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs, and Stuart Professor of Communications and Public Affairs, Princeton University; Co-editor, The American Prospect -
http://www.prospect.org/web/index.ww


Here's Starr's home page:http://www.princeton.edu/~starr/