Saving Congress From Itself
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Saving Congress From Itself
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Author : James L Buckley
language : en
Publisher: Encounter Books
Release Date : 2014-12-09
Saving Congress From Itself written by James L Buckley and has been published by Encounter Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-12-09 with Political Science categories.
Saving Congress from Itself proposes a single reform: eliminate all federal grants-in-aid to state and local governments. This action would reduce federal spending by over $600 billion a year and have a profound effect on how we govern ourselves. The proliferation of federal grants-in-aid programs is of recent vintage: only about 100 such grants existed before Lyndon Johnson took office, and now they number more than 1,100. Eliminating grants to the states will result in enormous savings in federal and state administrative costs; free states to set their own priorities; and improve the design and implementation of programs now subsidized by Washington by eliminating federal regulations that attend the grants. In short, it will free states and their subdivisions to resume full responsibility for all activities that fall within their competence, such as education, welfare, and highway construction and maintenance. And because members of Congress spend major portions of their time creating grants and allocating funds assigned to them (think earmarks), eliminating grants will enable Congress to devote its time to responsibilities that are uniquely national in character.
Congress Rediscovers Itself
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Author : Hugh Scott
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1973
Congress Rediscovers Itself written by Hugh Scott and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973 with categories.
Can America Govern Itself
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Author : Frances E. Lee
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2019-06-20
Can America Govern Itself written by Frances E. Lee and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-06-20 with Law categories.
Analyzes how rising party polarization, unequal representation, and economic inequalities affect the performance of American governing institutions.
Congress Against Itself
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Author : Roger H. Davidson
language : en
Publisher: Midland Books
Release Date : 1977
Congress Against Itself written by Roger H. Davidson and has been published by Midland Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with Political Science categories.
"In 1974 the Select Committee on Committees, the Bolling Committee, brought before the House of Representatives the most comprehensive congressional reform resolution since the Second World War. Davidson and Oleszek, who played key roles on the Bolling Committee, examine the forces that made reform possible; analyze the specific changes, including the realignment of committee jurisdictions, the role of the new bill referral process, and methods of strengthening legislative oversight; describe the political influences, the inside-outside alliances, and the personal motivations that facilitated enactment of the reform plan; and, finally, evaluate the reactions of the proposed change"--Page 2 of cover.
Raven Rock
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Author : Garrett M. Graff
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2017-05-02
Raven Rock written by Garrett M. Graff and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-02 with History categories.
Now a 6-part mini-series called Why the Rest of Us Die airing on VICE TV! The shocking truth about the government’s secret plans to survive a catastrophic attack on US soil—even if the rest of us die—is “a frightening eye-opener” (Kirkus Reviews) that spans the dawn of the nuclear age to today, and "contains everything one could possibly want to know" (The Wall Street Journal). Every day in Washington, DC, the blue-and-gold first Helicopter Squadron, codenamed “MUSSEL,” flies over the Potomac River. As obvious as the Presidential motorcade, most people assume the squadron is a travel perk for VIPs. They’re only half right: while the helicopters do provide transport, the unit exists to evacuate high-ranking officials in the event of a terrorist or nuclear attack on the capital. In the event of an attack, select officials would be whisked by helicopters to a ring of secret bunkers around Washington, even as ordinary citizens were left to fend for themselves. “In exploring the incredible lengths (and depths) that successive administrations have gone to in planning for the aftermath of a nuclear assault, Graff deftly weaves a tale of secrecy and paranoia” (The New York Times Book Review) with details "that read like they've been ripped from the pages of a pulp spy novel" (Vice). For more than sixty years, the US government has been developing secret Doomsday strategies to protect itself, and the multibillion-dollar Continuity of Government (COG) program takes numerous forms—from its potential to evacuate the Liberty Bell from Philadelphia to the plans to launch nuclear missiles from a Boeing-747 jet flying high over Nebraska. Garrett M. Graff sheds light on the inner workings of the 650-acre compound, called Raven Rock, just miles from Camp David, as well as dozens of other bunkers the government built for its top leaders during the Cold War, from the White House lawn to Cheyenne Mountain in Colorado to Palm Beach, Florida, and the secret plans that would have kicked in after a Cold War nuclear attack to round up foreigners and dissidents and nationalize industries. Equal parts a presidential, military, and cultural history, Raven Rock tracks the evolution of the government plan and the threats of global war from the dawn of the nuclear era through the War on Terror.
Responsible Parties
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Author : Frances Rosenbluth
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2018-10-02
Responsible Parties written by Frances Rosenbluth and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-02 with Political Science categories.
How popular democracy has paradoxically eroded trust in political systems worldwide, and how to restore confidence in democratic politics In recent decades, democracies across the world have adopted measures to increase popular involvement in political decisions. Parties have turned to primaries and local caucuses to select candidates; ballot initiatives and referenda allow citizens to enact laws directly; many places now use proportional representation, encouraging smaller, more specific parties rather than two dominant ones.Yet voters keep getting angrier.There is a steady erosion of trust in politicians, parties, and democratic institutions, culminating most recently in major populist victories in the United States, the United Kingdom, and elsewhere. Frances Rosenbluth and Ian Shapiro argue that devolving power to the grass roots is part of the problem. Efforts to decentralize political decision-making have made governments and especially political parties less effective and less able to address constituents’ long-term interests. They argue that to restore confidence in governance, we must restructure our political systems to restore power to the core institution of representative democracy: the political party.
William F Buckley Sr
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Author : John A. Adams
language : en
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Release Date : 2023-03-23
William F Buckley Sr written by John A. Adams and has been published by University of Oklahoma Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-03-23 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
In 1909, young William F. Buckley Sr. (1881–1958), who grew up in the dusty South Texas town of San Diego, graduated from the University of Texas law school and headed for Mexico City. Fluent in Spanish, familiar with Mexican traditions, and soon fit to practice law south of the border, Buckley was headed up the aisle to vast wealth and cultural power. On the way, he took a front-row seat at the Mexican Revolution and played a key role in steering the nascent oil industry through tumultuous and dangerous times. This book for the first time tells the story of the man behind the family that would become nothing short of a conservative institution, reaching its apogee in the career of William F. Buckley Jr., arguably the most prominent conservative commentator of the twentieth century. Buckley witnessed the overthrow and exit of President Porfirio Díaz, the rise of Madero, and the coup of General Victoriano Huerta, all while building the Pantepec Oil Company, the most profitable small petroleum producer in Mexico. He faced down Pancho Villa, survived encounters with hired assassins, evaded snipers in the streets of Veracruz, gambled and won in many a business venture—and ultimately was expelled from the country. As the narrative follows Buckley from his small-town Texas beginnings to the founding of a family dynasty, the streak of independence and distrust of government that would become the Buckley hallmark can be seen in the making. An eventful chapter in the life and career of a singular character, this dramatic account of a man and his moment is a document of political and historical significance—but it is also a remarkable story, told with irresistible brio.
Fear Itself The New Deal And The Origins Of Our Time
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Author : Ira Katznelson
language : en
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Release Date : 2013-03-01
Fear Itself The New Deal And The Origins Of Our Time written by Ira Katznelson and has been published by W. W. Norton & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-01 with History categories.
“A powerful argument, swept along by Katznelson’s robust prose and the imposing scholarship that lies behind it.”—Kevin Boyle, New York Times Book Review A work that “deeply reconceptualizes the New Deal and raises countless provocative questions” (David Kennedy), Fear Itself changes the ground rules for our understanding of this pivotal era in American history. Ira Katznelson examines the New Deal through the lens of a pervasive, almost existential fear that gripped a world defined by the collapse of capitalism and the rise of competing dictatorships, as well as a fear created by the ruinous racial divisions in American society. Katznelson argues that American democracy was both saved and distorted by a Faustian collaboration that guarded racial segregation as it built a new national state to manage capitalism and assert global power. Fear Itself charts the creation of the modern American state and “how a belief in the common good gave way to a central government dominated by interest-group politics and obsessed with national security” (Louis Menand, The New Yorker).
Organization Of Congress
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Author : United States. Congress Organization of Joint Committee
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1946
Organization Of Congress written by United States. Congress Organization of Joint Committee and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1946 with categories.
Organization Of Congress
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Author : United States. Congress. Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1945
Organization Of Congress written by United States. Congress. Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1945 with categories.