Moral Center How We Can Reclaim Our Country from Die-hard Extremists, Rogue Corporations, Hollywood Hacks, and Pretend Patriots

"Callahan seems intent on wresting moral issues out of the hands of conservatives. Liberals, he says, should . . . stake out moral values as their own turf."The New York Times Americans on both the right and the left agree that America is in a moral crisis. For most citizens, this crisis is not about abortion, gay marriage, or the "war on Christmas," but about a growing culture of self-interest and a lack of greater purpose. We can restore our core beliefs of personal responsibility and duty to others, but we need a clear vision. InThe Moral Center, now with a new preface and updated throughout, Callahan explains how progressives and moderates can find common ground to build a new majority and a unified America. "A brilliant, challenging, practical and hopeful vision . . . Everyone running for president . . . should read this book, and so should the people whose votes they seek."E. J. Dionne, Jr., author ofWhy Americans Hate Politics "Callahan shows why progressives often seem not to have such a [moral] center, ceding values to the Right, and why they need to get one to win the political battle."Benjamin R. Barber, author ofConsumedandJihad vs. McWorld "Callahan wants . . . to create a new public morality that is concerned about both poverty and video game violence, both wages and rap lyrics. He wants to soften the jagged edges of the culture wars."Michael Tomasky,The New York Review of Books DAVID CALLAHANis cofounder of and senior fellow at the public policy center Demos. Author of six previous books, includingThe Cheating Culture, he writes frequently for theNew York Times, theWashington Post,and other publications. He received a Ph.D. in politics from Princeton University and lives in New York City.Callahan, David is the author of 'Moral Center How We Can Reclaim Our Country from Die-hard Extremists, Rogue Corporations, Hollywood Hacks, and Pretend Patriots', published 2007 under ISBN 9780156032988 and ISBN 0156032988.