World War II ended the Great Depression with one of the great public-private industrial collaborations in the history of man. Jon Meacham More Quotes by Jon Meacham More Quotes From Jon Meacham Incumbent White House parties have won 10 of the last 18 presidential elections; the odds are tight, but they favor Obama in 2012. And so gloomy Democrats, check your despair; gleeful Republicans, watch the hubris. Jon Meacham party odds white It's possible that the 2012 general-election race will be the least overtly religious one since 1972, the last campaign before Roe v. Wade and the rise of Jimmy Carter brought evangelicalism into the political mainstream. That's because faith remains a complicated issue for Obama, who is still wrongly thought to be a Muslim in some quarters. Jon Meacham issues race religious Once the cry and the cause of a generation of progressives to make America safer, fairer and cleaner, 'regulation' is now a dirty word in our politics. Even Democrats are quick to talk about cutting regulations; Republicans hate them with - how to put it? - evangelical fervor. Jon Meacham cutting hate dirty One of the central memories of my childhood is of hunting - not well; I am a terrible shot - quail and dove and grouse on a farm on the Tennessee River. Jon Meacham hunting rivers memories The Occupy Wall Street protests at last suggest that America's wealth gap is once again becoming an organizing political principle in the country. Jon Meacham wall country america The middle class, one of the great achievements in history, is becoming more of a relic than a reality. Jon Meacham achievement class reality Steadiness of faith, was, in the long run, as illuminating and essential as sophistication of thought. Jon Meacham essentials running long The American system of political spending is so unregulated that it might make Adam Smith rethink free markets. Jon Meacham adam political might Scripture is not inerrant; believers are called to interpret biblical texts in light of tradition and reason. Jon Meacham scripture biblical light Barack Obama is many things; among them, he is a tough and even ferocious political warrior. Jon Meacham warrior tough political President Obama is now losing to 'Republican Nominee' in polls - no name needed. Jon Meacham president losing names We chose the most interesting image available to us to illustrate the theme of the cover, which is what we always try to do. We apply the same test to photographs of any public figure, male or female: does the image convey what we are saying? That is a gender-neutral standard. Jon Meacham males trying interesting History tells us that America does best when the private sector is energetic and entrepreneurial and the government is attentive and engaged. Who among us, really, would, looking back, wish to edit out either sphere at the entire expense of the other? Jon Meacham government wish america Only the most unapologetic biblical fundamentalists, for instance, take every biblical injunction literally. If we all took all scripture at the same level of authority, then we would be more open to slavery, to the subjugation of women, to wider use of stoning. Jesus himself spoke out frequently against divorce in the strongest of terms. Jon Meacham divorce biblical jesus I am an Episcopalian who takes the faith of my fathers seriously, and I would, I think, be disheartened if my own young children were to turn away from the church when they grow up. I am also a critic of Christianity, if by critic one means an observer who brings historical and literary judgment to bear on the texts and traditions of the church. Jon Meacham growing-up father children The fact is that America has been at her most prosperous when government and the private sector have been not at war, but in a wary, if often underplayed, alliance. History is unmistakable on this point. Jon Meacham government war america The past always seems somehow more golden, more serious, than the present. We tend to forget the partisanship of yesteryear, preferring to re-imagine our history as a sure and steady march toward greatness. Jon Meacham greatness history past Justified or not, the Supreme Court has a kind of sacred status in American life. For whatever reason, Presidents can safely run against Congress, and vice versa, but I think there is an inherent popular aversion to assaults on the court itself. Perhaps it has to do with an instinctive belief that life needs umpires. Jon Meacham umpires running thinking Sometimes paranoids have enemies, and conspiracies are only laughable when they fail to materialize. Jon Meacham failing sometimes enemy The traditional religious right's failure to restore public-school prayer or pass an antiabortion constitutional amendment has likely helped fuel the spread of the more extreme dominionist school. Jon Meacham religious prayer school
