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The babies of the title are American voters who, the left-leaning pundit says, complain bitterly about politicians but at bottom are themselves to blame for our current democratic discontents. They join many other targets three presidencies and several campaigns, the conservative political climate, and even some non-political topics in this collection of Kinsley's essays from the past 10 years in The New Yorker, Time, The New Republic, The New York Times, and elsewhere. Lacks an index. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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A collection of essays from Kinsley's former life as a Washington, D.C.-based political pundit writing for The New Republic and other magazines. The idiosyncratically liberal-but-nonpartisan Kinsley can always draw a laugh at the expense of bumbling politicos.
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In this collection of essays written since 1986, CNN Crossfire host Kinsley, a former columnist for the New Republic, deftly deconstructs the foibles and folkways of those inside the Beltway. His rough theme-and an explanation of the book's awkward title-"is one of annoyance at the fatuous populism that dominates American politics." Thus, in pieces not only for the New Republic but also for Time and the Wall Street Journal and others, he muses on "the constipated egalitarian vision" of women wishing to integrate exclusive private clubs, dissects the convoluted explanations of politicians who "regret" smoking pot and dismantles the Bush campaign claim that Gov. Bill Clinton raised taxes 128 times. A liberal centrist who offers thoughtful, if not passionate, defenses of abortion rights and affirmative action, Kinsley is particularly strong on issues of law and economics: one of his best essays analyzes the buzzwords behind Supreme Court appointments. This book is not a manifesto but a witty, meditative guide to recent political controversies. Given his recent appearances in the New Yorker (reproduced here), perhaps Kinsley is moving from deadline punditry to meatier critiques.
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- PublisherWilliam Morrow & Co
- Publication date1995
- ISBN 10 0688124526
- ISBN 13 9780688124526
- BindingHardcover
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- Number of pages336
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