Chapter Six. EVERYTHING IS POLITICAL

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. PREFACE vii
4. INTRODUCTION 1
5. Chapter One. THE U.S. CONSTITUTION IS UNDEMOCRATIC 7
6. Chapter Two. OUR REPRESENTATIVE INSTITUTIONS ARE NOT REPRESENTATIVE 17
7. Chapter Three. WE’RE TERRIBLE AT CONDUCTING ELECTIONS 23
8. Chapter Four. WE ARE EXCEPTIONAL—BUT NOT IN A GOOD WAY 33
9. Chapter Five. MOST OF US WILL BE POOR AND ON WELFARE 43
10. Chapter Six. EVERYTHING IS POLITICAL 49
11. Chapter Seven. CONSERVATISM IS NOT CONSERVATIVE AND SOME OF US ARE MORE POLARIZED THAN OTHERS 55
12. Chapter Eight. CRUEL AND UNJUST POLICIES SERVE A PURPOSE FOR SOMEONE 65
13. Chapter Nine. WHERE YOU CAN GO DEPENDS ON WHERE YOU’VE BEEN 69
14. Chapter Ten. LOOK AT WHAT’S NOT HAPPENING 77
15. Chapter Eleven. PEOPLE LEARN LESSONS ABOUT THEIR VALUE FROM THEIR INTERACTIONS WITH GOVERNMENT AGENCIES 81
16. Chapter Twelve. THE PEOPLE WHO BENEFIT MOST FROM GOVERNMENT ARE MOST LIKELY TO CLAIM THEY DON’T BENEFIT AT ALL 91
17. Chapter Thirteen. PEOPLE LIKE LICE AND COCKROACHES BETTER THAN CONGRESS 97
18. Chapter Fourteen. THE THING THEY SAY ABOUT MAKING SAUSAGE IS TRUE 103
19. Chapter Fifteen. PRESIDENTS ARE WEAK AND COMMAND TOO MUCH OF OUR ATTENTION 107
20. Chapter Sixteen. IT REALLY IS THE ECONOMY, STUPID 115
21. Chapter Seventeen. JUDGES ARE PLAYERS, NOT UMPIRES 119
22. Chapter Eighteen. PEOPLE AREN’T DUMB BUT THEY SURE ARE IGNORANT 127
23. Chapter Nineteen. THERE IS NO PUBLIC 133
24. Chapter Twenty. THERE IS NO VIEW FROM NOWHERE 137
25. Chapter Twenty-One. YOU WILL NOT CHANGE ANYONE’S MIND 145
26. Chapter Twenty-Two. SOCIAL WORK IS CONSERVATIVE 151
27. Chapter Twenty-Three. THROW SAND IN THE GEARS OF EVERYTHING 161
28. CONCLUSION: WE CAN DO BETTER. THERE ARE SOLUTIONS 169
29. REFERENCES 193
30. INDEX 231