{"product_id":"essential-america-our-founders-and-the-liberal-tradition-9780743269520","title":"Essential America: Our Founders and the Liberal Tradition","description":"Liberalism is the oldest and most enduring American tradition, a philosophy and way of life we inherited from the Founding Fathers. This is the central idea of \u003ci\u003eThe Essential America\u003c\/i\u003e by George McGovern, America's best-known (and most consistent) liberal. \u003cbr\u003e Referring us to our moral and spiritual foundations, McGovern not only presents a resounding defense of liberalism as the most practical and hopeful compass to guide the American ship of state but offers specific proposals for keeping the tradition vibrant. \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Essential America\u003c\/i\u003e proposes programs for feeding the world's malnourished children. Rather than sending our armies abroad, McGovern spells out policies that confront the causes of terrorism. He proposes cutting our military budget (echoing Dwight D. Eisenhower's powerful warning about the military-industrial complex). He condemns preemptive war, criticizes tax cuts for the rich, and warns against government for the powerful minority. \u003cbr\u003e Americans have traditionally stood for progress, generosity, tolerance, and protection of the needy, McGovern states -- as well as for multi- lateralism in foreign policy and a decent respect for the opinions of mankind. He reminds us that while creative tension between liberalism and conservatism is the genius of American politics, it is the liberals who have been responsible for every forward step in our national history. They built the Essential America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e George McGovern\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/06\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.48d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780743269520\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMcGovern, George:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eGeorge McGovern\u003c\/b\u003e, the Democratic Party's nominee for president in 1972, served in the House of Representatives from 1957 to 1961 and in the Senate for eighteen years. He was the president of the Middle East Policy Council in Washington, D.C., for six years and then served as ambassador to the UN Agencies on Food and Agriculture in Rome under President Clinton. He holds the Distinguished Flying Cross for service as a bomber pilot in World War II and the Presidential Medal of Freedom for humanitarian service.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40117439430771,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_920a1d09-6d9f-444c-aeb2-f049b4f6b242.jpg?v=1653575935","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/essential-america-our-founders-and-the-liberal-tradition-9780743269520","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}