Liberty and Coercion: The Paradox of American Government from the Founding to the Present by Gary Gerstle

Liberty and Coercion: The Paradox of American Government from the Founding to the Present

Gary Gerstle

472 pages • first pub 2015 (view editions)

nonfiction history politics challenging informative slow-paced
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How the conflict between federal and state power has shaped American historyAmerican governance is burdened by a paradox. On the one hand, Americans don't want big government meddling in their lives; on the other hand, they have repeatedly enliste...

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