The Thirteen American Arguments: Enduring Debates That Define and Inspire Our Country Audiobook (Free)

Howard Fineman, among our most trusted political journalists, implies that every argument, from our nation’s founding to the present day time, is rooted in another of thirteen arguments that-thankfully-defy resolution. It’s the very procedure for never-ending debate, Fineman points out, that defines us, inspires us, and retains us free. At the same time when most public disagreement seems shrill and meaningless, Fineman makes a cogent case for nurturing the true American dialogue. The Thirteen American Quarrels about The Thirteen American Arguments: Enduring Debates DEFINE and Inspire Our Nation operates the gamut, including

• THAT IS a Person? The Declaration of Independence says “everyone,” but it got a Civil War, the Civil Rights Act, and various other movements to create that a truth. Now, how about human being embryos and prisoners in Guantanamo?

• The Function of Faith Zero country is more legally secular yet even more avowedly prayerful. From Thomas Jefferson to Wayne Dobson, the issue persists: Where does God fit in government?

• America in the World In Iraq and just about everywhere else, we inquire ourselves whether we should change the world in order to survive and honor our values-or if the best way to accomplish both is to deal with the globe as it is.

Whether it’s the nomination of judges or the limits of free conversation, presidential power or general public debt, the issues that galvanized the Founding Fathers should still inspire our market leaders, thinkers, and fellow citizens. If we stop to claim about these things, we cease to be. “Argument is strength, not weakness,” says Fineman. “So long as we claim, there is wish, and so long as there is wish, we will claim.”