In Defense of Government: The Fall and Rise of Public Trust

Andrew looks at Jacob Weisberg's book In Defense of Government, and finds it an interesting read.

May 31, 2002

1968 In America: Charles Kaiser's book looks at a turning point in American history.

Appearance of Impropriety: Reynolds and Morgan takes a look our contemporary ethics.

Out of Iraq: George McGovern's latest book on Iraq is worth a read.

Radical Center: The Future of American Politics: A book review on the book Radical Center.

Reflections of A Radical Moderate: Andrew takes a look at Elliot Richardson's book Reflections of a Radical Moderate. It's not the greatest, but he has some unique insights into government.

Return of Thrift: Longman questions whether or not the middle class is on the verge of collapse.

Shooting Straight: A look at gun control through the eyes of the NRA.

Strange Death of American Liberalism: Brands' book looks at the history of liberalism.

The World is Flat (?): Reviewing Thomas Friedman's Book on globalization.

In Defense of Government: The Fall and Rise of Public Trust

In Defense of Government: The Fall and Rise of Public Trust proved by an interesting book to read. Jacob Weisberg in 200 pages documents the rise of the conservative/libertarian anti-government book, the failures of the Democrats, the future of politics, and his ideas to ensure a better government.

It's pretty impressive how to the point, and how consise the book really was. It made for a fast, enjoyable read, that anybody could read, and understand modern day politics. For me, a lot of the book's content was review, but it still was interesting.

I have to admit, I didn't neccessarly agree with all his criticisms of the Democratic Party or the final chapter with his suggestions to imporve America, I still think it was a good book (eventhough I disagreed with his more moderate stances).

In short, it was a quick refresher on how we got to modern day politics, interesting perspectives on the future of government, and more. Not the greatest book ever written, but if you looking for a short book—it's one to read.

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