By Nick Cohen
Publish 12 months note: First released February fifth, 2007
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From the much-loved, witty and excoriating voice of journalist Nick Cohen, a strong and irreverent dissection of the agonies, idiocies and compromises of mainstream liberal thought.
Nick Cohen comes from the Left. whereas becoming up, his mom could seek the grocery store cabinets for politically respected citrus fruit and depression. whilst, on the age of thirteen, he figured out that his type and considerate English instructor voted Conservative, he approximately fell off his chair: 'To be sturdy, you needed to be at the Left.'
Today he's no much less burdened. whilst he seems round him, within the aftermath of the invasion of Iraq, he sees a neighborhood of Left-leaning liberals status on their heads. Why is it that apologies for a militant Islam that stands for every little thing the liberal-Left is opposed to come from a piece of the Left?
After the yank and British wars in Bosnia and Kosovo opposed to Slobodan Milosevic's ethnic cleansers, why have been women and men of the Left denying the life of Serb focus camps? Why is Palestine a reason for the liberal-Left, yet now not, for example, China, the Sudan, Zimbabwe or North Korea? Why can't those that say they aid the Palestinian reason inform you what kind of Palestine they want to determine? After the 11th of September assaults on long island and Washington why have been you as more likely to learn sinister conspiracy of Jews managed American or British international coverage in a liberal literary magazine as in a neo-Nazi rag?
It's effortless to understand what the Left is struggling with opposed to – the evils of Bush and companies – yet what and, extra to the purpose, who're they battling for?
As he excursions the follies of the Left, Nick Cohen asks us to re-examine what it capacity to be liberal during this careworn and topsy-turvy time. With the indignant satire of rapid, he reclaims the values of democracy and team spirit that united the flow opposed to fascism, and asks: What's Left?
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Kerry dominated the swing constituencies on economic matters and won lopsided majorities among such voters in the six Democratic constituencies. In fact, he garnered nearly all of the Black Protestants who were focused on the economy. How did these patterns add up on Election Day? 5 percent of all Bush voters reported moral values priorities, 43 percent foreign policy priorities, and 20 percent economic policy priorities. 9 percent of Kerry voters claimed moral values priorities, 30 percent cared most about foreign 16 THE FAITH FACTOR policy, and 61 percent stressed economic policy.
27 It is part of a global church that embodies the Catholic tradition, with its special doctrines, practices, and hierarchical organization. For much of American history, Catholics were a distinctive community within a largely Protestant nation. But by the second half of the twentieth century, the Catholics achieved broad social acceptance and moved into the mainstream of American life. An important feature of this transition was the Second Vatican Council in 19621964, which liberalized some Catholic doctrine and practice.
8 percent of the adult population, a figure consistent with other surveys. And they are religiously distinctive: three-quarters identify strongly with their religious affiliation, regard religion as salient in their lives, and hold a high view of Scriptural authority. In addition, almost three-fifths report attending worship weekly or more often. Evangelical Protestants are also highly politicized, with nearly three-fifths reporting that their faith is relevant to their politics. In these regards, only Black and Latino Protestants, and Other Christians, match or exceed the figures for Evangelicals.