How Public Policy Became War
David Davenport, Gordon Lloyd, "How Public Policy Became War"
English | 2019 | ISBN: 0817922644 | EPUB | pages: 176 | 0.5 mb
English | 2019 | ISBN: 0817922644 | EPUB | pages: 176 | 0.5 mb
President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal is widely understood as a turning point in American history. Roosevelt’s decisions of 1933 reset the balance of power away from Congress and the states toward a strong executive branch. They shifted the federal government away from the Founders’ vision of deliberation and moderation toward war and action. Modern-day presidents have declared war on everything from poverty and drugs to crime and terror. Exploring the consequences of these ill-defined (and never-ending) wars, this book calls for a re-examination of this destructive approach to governance.