American Lie: Government by the People and Other Political Fables

by Benjamin Ginsberg

Book Overview

Going all the way back to the time of George Washington, much of what we see and hear in the political world consists of lies and deceptions. Despite assurances to the contrary, politics is not about truth, justice, and principle. It is about money, power, and status. As astute political commentator Ben Ginsberg convincingly demonstrates, politicians habitually lie, pretending to fight for principles, in order to conceal their true selfish motives...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199945950
• ISBN13: 9780199945955
• Release Date: July 2007
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.8"