The War For America: Morality, Ideology, and the Big Lies of American Politics [Paperback]

Langdon Morris (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 26, 2004

The War for America is a thoughtful and provocative exploration of the conflict between the liberal left and the conservative right. It's the perfect book for anyone who's interested in the future of American politics and concerned about the growing power of the conservative movement.

Praise for The War for America

Finally, from outside the beltway, a primer to help the rest of America cut through the punditry and pettifoggery.

Michael W. Perri
President, Lincoln Crow Strategic Communications

A compelling overview of the most important trends of the future.

Pascal R. Baudry
President, WDHB Consulting Group and author of the best-selling book Français et Americains: L'autre rive

Enjoyable, informative, and disturbing--a rare combination of wisdom and wit.

Faith Gabelnick
President Emerita, Pacific University

A passionate and insightful book.

Mick Malisic
Founder and Editor, Left Bank Magazine

A compelling, pithy, and entertaining analysis.

Ben Fuller
Link TV

A crash course in the human condition at the start of the 21st century.

Richard Young
Co-founder of ReformDemocrats

Digs deep to examine the important underlying realities that deserve our attention.

Michael Hannigan
President and Co-Founder, Give Something Back

A great resource and a compelling look into the future.

Dan Carol
Founding Partner, Carol/Trevelyan Strategy Group

Finally, someone is connecting the dots!

Mark Tuchman
Creator, www.dumbanddubya.com

An expansive treatment of the issues facing modern society.

Dr. Hylan B. Lyon Jr.
Former Staff Member, White House Science Advisor

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Langdon Morris? ancestor Lewis Morris signed the Declaration of Independence; Lewis? brother Gouverneur Morris prepared the final draft of the Constitution and was also one of its signers. In the tradition of his ancestors, Langdon Morris is a political activist as well as a business innovator. He is Senior Practice Scholar at the University of Pennsylvania?s Ackoff Center and a Senior Partner at InnovationLabs.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse, Inc. (July 26, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595324428
• ISBN-13: 978-0595324422
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,448,742 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Heroic Leadership - time to reclaim the promise., September 29, 2004

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Ian Browde (Santa Cruz, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The War For America: Morality, Ideology, and the Big Lies of American Politics (Paperback)

The War for America is written with purpose, intelligence, passion and a clear sense of history. It wants to revive the spirit of why the United States of America was founded in the first place; to embody freedom and democracy. It spells out with unabashed candor and bias how the current holders of the reins of government are betraying the promise upon which this nation was founded i.e., to be an heroic leader in the world not the archetype for shallowness, consumerism, jingoism and arrogance. A few weeks ago when I went to take the oath of U.S. citizenship I carried a copy of the War for America with me. Partly because I happened to be reading it then, but partly because the book represents for me what is great about America: freedom of thought and expression, courage, creativity, inclusion, service and heroism. As I said the oath I thought of how fragile this republic is and how another few years of the Patriot Act, pre-emptive war and "national security" as a pretext for tighter controls could ruin everything forever. If the War for America contributes to our accepting the challenge of heroic leadership again it should be a best seller for years!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Smart, Bold, Blunt, Not Necessarily PC, September 9, 2004

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Jan Lynn (Kansas City, MO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The War For America: Morality, Ideology, and the Big Lies of American Politics (Paperback)

This is an important book! There's plenty of backup for what Mr. Morris is presenting (the "hidden factors shaping our world", and source material for the claims about what has been said), but the brilliant and daring accomplishment here is that he's willing to face bluntly the key issue (FREEDOM) that lies at the center of this upcoming election and that underlies the battle for our votes. If you're driven by political correctness then you'll fear his arguments. Read this book - then vote your head and your heart.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Political Road Map to an America That Works for All, September 23, 2004

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Isabelle Reese (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The War For America: Morality, Ideology, and the Big Lies of American Politics (Paperback)

Morris captures the underlying motivations behind the Republican Party's ideologies in this carefully researched and well-written book. Clearly identified, explained and substantiated, Morris exposes the blind spots in the right wing's manipulative strategies and how they affect the critical human challenges we're facing today and will be facing in the future. Discussions on morality, global positioning, resources, the economy, the environment, education and many other 21st century issues are thorough, and in aggregate, downright disturbing.

The author weaves the imperative for stronger liberal leadership throughout the book, and draws a clear road map for the Democratic Party to follow in order to meet and defeat those currently in power.

Further still, he gives us hope (when we we're all wondering if there was any way out of this mess that we ourselves have created!) Addressing methodologies to deal with these enormous and yet interrelated problems, Morris invites us to draw on informed intelligence, systems thinking, and a new model of leadership to design a new tomorrow that works for everyone.

This book is a must-read for anyone that holds strong political beliefs no matter where he or she may fall on the political spectrum, but is most palatable to those who are socially, globally and environmentally conscious.