Hendrik Hertzberg collects the articles he has written, over 38 years, in such publications as Newsweek, The New Republic, and The New Yorker--all of them on the subject of politics. Hertzberg is a spokesman for civilized liberalism; he is also a witty and astute commentator on peripheral topics like the media, the history of election fraud in ...
Unresponsive government. Uninspiring candidates. Mindless political debate. Suspicious voting equipment. American representative democracy is suffering through its worst crisis in many years, and while many Americans recognize it, they just don't know what to do about it. In "A More Perfect Union," Steven Hill offers specific solutions for ...
Innumeracy meets the Harper's Index in a visually intriguing book that allows us to experience the number one million, devilishly devised by the executive editor of The New Yorker. Hertzberg invites us to challenge our visceral--and visual--sense of numbers too huge for the intellect to comprehend. A dream come true for millions of fans of lists ...
The process of nominating two persons who will ultimately compete for the presidency is long, complicated, exhausting, and expensive. The 1988 presidential primary campaigns were no exception, as Democratic and Republican candidates spent countless hours and millions of dollars to win votes and delegates in caucuses and primaries across the ...
From a celebrated political analyst comes this collection of astute articles penned as longtime "New Yorker" writer Hertzberg watched Barack Obama's historic presidential campaign.
by
Garrison Keillor, Hendrik Hertzberg, George W. S. Trow, Donald Barthelme, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Elizabeth Bishop, Peter...
other copies of this book
We guarantee every item's condition, as described on Alibris. If you are not satisfied that an item is as described, return your purchase for a refund.
