{"product_id":"america-the-fair-dan-meegan-9781501735479","title":"America the Fair: Using Brain Science to Create a More Just Nation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat makes a person liberal or conservative? \u003c\/b\u003eWhy does the Democratic Party scare off so many possible supporters? When does our \"injustice trigger\" get pulled, and how can fairness overcome our human need to look for a zero-sum outcome to our political battles?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTapping into a pop culture zeitgeist linking Bugs Bunny, Taylor Swift, and John Belushi; through popular science and the human brain; to our political predilections, arguments, and distrusts, Daniel Meegan suggests that fairness and equality are key elements missing in today's society. Having crossed the border to take up residency in Canada, Meegan, an American citizen, has seen first-hand how people enjoy as rights what Americans view as privileges. Fascinated with this tension, he suggests in \u003ci\u003eAmerica the Fair\u003c\/i\u003e that American liberals are just missing the point. If progressives want to win the vote, they need to change strategy completely and champion government benefits for everyone, not just those of lower income. If everyone has access to inexpensive quality health care, open and extensive parental leave, and free postsecondary education, then everyone will be happier and society will be fair. The Left will also overcome an argument of the Right that successfully, though incongruously, appeals to the middle- and upper-middle classes: that policies that help the economically disadvantaged are inherently bad for others. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaking society fair and equal, Meegan argues, would strengthen the moral and political position of the Democratic Party and place it in a position to revive American civic life. Fairness, he writes, should be selfishly enjoyed by everyone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dan Meegan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501735470\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501735479\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cornell University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 8.80w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2019","brand":"Dan Meegan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46906791690495,"sku":"9781501735479","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bb27472b-808e-4c93-87a7-bcbd4b614e1d.jpg?v=1748771430","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/america-the-fair-dan-meegan-9781501735479","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}