Have you ever wondered why people don’t trust our government, politicians, or politics in general in the US? If so, I would really like to recommend you a very good book. I think you’ll find the plots interesting and make you think why things are the way they are;
“In Defense of the Government; The rise and fall of public trust“ by Jacob Weisberg (very well educated and studied Political Theory at Yale); Scribner Publishers; 1st Edition, (1996); ISBN-13: 978-0684816043.
This is a book packed with figures, facts, politics and information from the past. You have to read it slowly as there are so many interesting things discussed. This book comes from a very liberal bias, but the author tries to back up his contention points and does a decent job of arguing his belief system. Mr. Weisberg, though he had never run a business or run for public office, has a wealth of opinions about the politics of the 1990s and how we got to that place in time.
Many of his arguments may upset those with opposing views, but no one can deny these arguments or their place in our nation’s political discussion. The author is “heavy-handed” in his criticism of Ronald Reagan’s Republicans, calling the freshman congressmen and senators who joined the Reagan wave radicals. The author’s views are what a hardline Republican might call; “Bleeding heart liberal” and the book even offers a relatively short introduction that is a history of such difficulties.
This is a wonderful book that I would recommend to my ultra-liberal family members and the far left socialists in our society, they will love it and will be shaking their heads “yes yes” all the time. This book is a one night read, but it should be read slowly to absorb all the information. The author seems to be a great conversationalist, and I’d like to buy him a cup of coffee sometime and clear up a lot of his opinions. Buy this book and you will learn a lot.