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  • The passing of the phantoms

    A study of evolutionary psychology and morals

    by Charles Joseph Patten ...
    In The Passing of the Phantoms: A Study of Evolutionary Psychology and Morals, Charles Joseph Patten examines moral consciousness through the lens of evolutionary thought, tracing how inherited instincts, fears, and social habits give rise to ethical systems. The book belongs to the late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century effort to reconcile Darwinian science with philosophy and social theory ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Democracy in Crisis around the World

    by Saliba Sarsar, Saliba Sarsar, Rekha Datta, Rekha Datta, Kenneth Campbell, Sam Maynard, Ken Mitchell, Joseph Patten, Stephen J. Chapman, Kevin L. Dooley, Peter W. Liu0, Justin M. Liu1, Thomas S. Pearson2, Julius O. Adekunle3 ...
    In the twenty-first century, democracies across the globe are in crisis. The strength of basic democratic institutions and core enduring political principles and values are eroding in key regions and countries. Authoritarian regimes are rising and populist leaders are emerging. Democracy in Crisis across the World weaves threads of history and politics in two parts to analyze how long this trend ... Read more

    $34.99 USD

  • Citizens Forgotten

    Super PACs, Dark Money, and the Corporate Takeover of American Democracy

    by Scott J. Hofer, Joseph N. Patten ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    Since the 2010 Citizens United and SpeechNOW rulings, campaign finance laws have undergone a seismic shift. These changes include the establishment of super PACs, which have allowed unlimited contributions and spending from megadonors to be funneled into political activism. These dramatic changes in campaign finance have allowed a small number of ultra-wealthy contributors to reshape American ... Read more

    $40.49 USD

  • Inequality and Governance in an Uncertain World

    Perspectives on Democratic & Autocratic Governments

    by Kenneth Campbell, Stephen J. Chapman, Kevin L. Dooley, Peter Liu, Denis Long, Golam M. Mathbor, Joseph N Patten, Thomas S. Pearson, Abha S. Sood, Hettie V. Williams, Julius O. Adekunle, Manuel Chavez ...
    In Inequality and Governance in an Uncertain World: Perspectives on Democratic & Autocratic Governments, the authors address structural and systemic inequalities in democratic and autocratic governments from a multidimensional perspective in nine world regions (Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and North Africa, South Asia, East Asia, Eurasia, Eastern Europe, Western Europe, North America, and ... Read more

    $105.29 USD

  • Bait and Switch

    How Student Loan Debt Stifles Social Mobility

    by Robert H. Scott, III, Joseph N. Patten, Kenneth Mitchell ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This book traces how the student loan system has created insurmountable student debt traps for millions of student borrowers contrary to its original purpose of promoting social mobility. Today, approximately 45 million Americans hold over $1.7 trillion in student loan debt, with over 20% of borrowers in default. Student loan debt has the greatest negative impact of wealth-poor students, with ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

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    How the American Constitutional System Collided with the New Politics of Extremism

    by Thomas E. Mann, Norman J. Ornstein ...
    Acrimony and hyperpartisanship have seeped into every part of the political process. Congress is deadlocked and its approval ratings are at record lows. America's two main political parties have given up their traditions of compromise, endangering our very system of constitutional democracy. And one of these parties has taken on the role of insurgent outlier; the Republicans have become ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

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  • The Price of Inequality: How Today's Divided Society Endangers Our Future

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    by Joseph E. E. Stiglitz ...
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  • Economic Facts and Fallacies

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    From renowned economist Thomas Sowell, an indispensable examination of widespread economic fallacies**"From one of America's most noted conservative economists, a short, original book that offers some unconventional ideas about how to think about common economic topics." ―**Baltimore SunIn Economic Facts and Fallacies, Thomas Sowell exposes some of the most popular fallacies about economic issues ... Read more

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  • Gangster Government

    Barack Obama and the New Washington Thugocracy

    by David Freddoso ...
    And in this new and stunning book, New York Times best-selling author David Freddoso (The Case Against Barack Obama) provides the much-needed exposé of an administration that has brought Chicago-style corruption and strong-arm politics to Washington, looking to reward its friends (the unions, federal workers, and other liberal interest groups) and punish its enemies (the private sector workers and ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

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  • The Trump Survival Guide

    Everything You Need to Know about Living through What You Hoped Would Never Happen

    by Gene Stone ...
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  • Animal Spirits

    How Human Psychology Drives the Economy, and Why It Matters for Global Capitalism (New in Paper)

    by George A. Akerlof, Robert J. Shiller ...
    The global financial crisis has made it painfully clear that powerful psychological forces are imperiling the wealth of nations today. From blind faith in ever-rising housing prices to plummeting confidence in capital markets, "animal spirits" are driving financial events worldwide. In this book, acclaimed economists George Akerlof and Robert Shiller challenge the economic wisdom that got us into ... Read more

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  • Power Grab

    Obama's Dangerous Plan for a One-Party Nation

    by Dick Morris, Eileen McGann ...
    New York Times best-selling authors Dick Morris and Eileen McGann, in their upcoming release by Humanix Books, contend that President Obama is at war with the Constitution and its provisions that provide forchecks and balances.President Obama s style of leadership is proof that he is willing to use desperate measures. In Power Grab, Morris and McGann assert that Obama has embarked on an outrageous ... Read more

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