Summary: Broken Government E-Book

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• Herausgeber: Political Book Summaries
• Kategorie: Geisteswissenschaft
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 18

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2017

Beschreibung

The must-read summary of John W. Dean's book: "Broken Government: How Republican Rule Destroyed the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches".

This complete summary of "Broken Government" by John W. Dean, former political counsel to Nixon and currently a journalist and political commentator, presents the author's belief that Republicans have transgressed or ignored the traditional rules that have allowed our government to function. In his book, Dean explains that Bush's White House has chosen to operate in secrecy while the Republicans have overturned their traditional conservative ideology. This summary provides readers with an insight into the major changes seen in American politics and how each party is acting according to their own interests, and what this means for the future.

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Book Presentation: Broken Government by John W. Dean

Book Abstract

In Broken Government, John Dean explains how he believes Republicans have transgressed or ignored traditional rules that have allowed our government to function, including the constitutional system of checks and balances between the executive, congressional, and legislative branches. George W. Bush’s White House has chosen to operate with secrecy and in defiance of its constitutional capacity while Republicans have overturned their traditional conservative ideology that favors less government in the interest of benefiting their own claims to power and their own interests and constituencies.

About the Author

John Dean is the author of two previous bestselling books: Worse than Watergate and Conservatives Without Conscience. Formerly, Dean served as White House Counsel to President Nixon for nearly three years. He was also chief minority counsel to the House Judicial Committee, associate director of the National Commission on the Reform of Federal Criminal Law, and an Associate Deputy at the Office of the Attorney General. He is currently a columnist for Findlaw.com.

Summary of Broken Government (John W. Dean)

Introduction

Prior to the 2006 mid-term elections, polls showed that three out of four Americans “believe[d] that their government in Washington is broken.” Though voters may not all know a great deal about political processes or be able to explain exactly how our government is broken, voters know that the processes of government are not working and that Republicans in power seek to govern not for the best of all Americans, but to further their own interests and those of the special interests who kick them back money, perks and campaign contributions.