I am not shocked by the message, of course, but I am interested in supporting facts, not just the message.
Wojtek
On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 1:43 PM, SA <s11131978 at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 10/12/2010 12:47 PM, Wojtek S wrote:
>
>> Jacob Hacker& Paul Pierson, Winner-Take-All Politics, Simon& Shuster,
>> 2010.
>>
>> Has anyone read this book?
>>
>> It got very interesting reviews (see below), and it is on my reading
>> listing after I finish "Enigma of Capital."
>
> It's a good book. For those of us who aren't shocked by the thesis it's got
> lots of juicy information tidbits. On the other hand, it renders a service
> by injecting some shocking ideas into political science. Unfortunately, the
> chapter on "history," focusing on the Progressive and New Deal eras, is an
> embarrassment that should have been left out of the book. In its framing
> there's too much unconvincing hopey uplift for naive liberals to take heart
> from. But that stuff contrasts starkly with the main thrust of the book,
> which is pretty bleak.
>
> Where did this review come from, Woj?
>
> SA
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