Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley door pickup 10am - 7pm 3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611

  • Open Daily: 10am - 10pm
    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Holding the Center: The Moderate Path to Building Democracy

Holding the Center: The Moderate Path to Building Democracy

Yassky, David

Hardcover

General Political ScienceGeneral United States HistoryPoverty & Social Work

Currently unavailable to order

ISBN13: 9798855810653
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Pages: 384
Language: English

Explains why voters often favor more extreme politicians over more effective moderates and shows readers how they can help progressive leaders accomplish change.

Holding the Center brings fresh insight to this precarious moment in American politics--and offers a surprising and audacious path forward. The book speaks directly to Americans unwilling to accept either authoritarian Trumpism or tired, conventional politics mired in the status quo. David Yassky makes an original and powerful case for centrism as not only pragmatic but deeply principled and rooted in the core American values of progress, humility, patience, community, and democracy. He draws on dozens of entertaining and illustrative examples, ranging from national debates on gun control and health care to grittier local fights over taxicabs and gentrification, to show how bold and determined policymakers use moderate strategies to achieve pivotal progressive victories. Holding the Center goes beyond diagnosis to offer specific, ambitious, and--crucially--achievable prescriptions. This highly readable book gives Americans ready to do their part to rebuild democracy both a clear understanding of our current predicament and a clear road map to restoring the vital center.

Also in

Poverty & Social Work

View All