Bessette/Pitney’s AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS: DELIBERATION, DEMOCRACY AND CITIZENSHIP reviews the idea of "deliberative democracy." Building on the book, this blog offers insights, analysis, and facts about recent events.
Thursday, April 18, 2013
To Thine Own Self Be True
A major theme of our book is that self-interestdoes not explain everything in politics. But it does explain a lot. One case is a Tennessee lawmaker who sponsored a resolution honoring himself. In Nashville, WSMV-TV reports:
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