One Nation Undecided: Clear Thinking about Five Hard Issues That Divide Us

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"At a time of deep social and political division, along comes a much-needed book to steer us toward solutions to five very difficult national problems. There could be no better guide for this endeavor than Peter Schuck, one of the clearest and most thoughtful legal and policy scholars of this or any generation."--Robert E. Litan, author of Trillion Dollar Economists.s.

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[Peter Schucks] richly detailed, tough-minded book will inform and challenge readers, whether they are on the political left, right, or center. . . . Schuck has given us a model for an informed citizenry. And, alas, a palpable demonstration that hard thinking isnt easy.Glenn C. Altschuler, Huffington Post
Nuanced, intellectually eclectic, and scrupulously honest.John D. Donahue, Harvard Kennedy School
Peter Schuck expertly weaves deep questions of principle and nuanced policy specifics into one unified stream of analysis. Americas atrophied national debates need more of the clarity and precision on display in One Nation Undecided.Arthur Brooks, president of the American Enterprise Institute
"Bringing together legal, political, empirical, and normative analysis, Peter Schuck trains his immense critical faculties and deep learning on five knotty public problems. The result is bracing. No policy wonk is likely to agree with all of the conclusions offered by this self-described 'militant moderate.' But all who care about the commonweal will come away thinking more clearly and more wisely."Kay Lehman Schlozman, Boston College
Every policymaker at every level of government, and ideally every citizen, should read this book.Robert E. Litan, author of Trillion Dollar Economists

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Peter H. Schuck is the Simeon E. Baldwin Professor Emeritus of Law at Yale University. His many books include Why Government Fails So Often (Princeton), Meditations of a Militant Moderate, Diversity in America, and Agent Orange on Trial.