Providing an often-overlooked historical perspective, Gordon Lloyd and David Davenport show how the New Deal of the 1930s established the framework for today's U.S. domestic policy and the ongoing debate between progressives and conservatives. They examine the pivotal issues of the dispute, laying out the progressive-conservative arguments between Hoover and Roosevelt in the 1930s and illustrating how those issues remain current in public policy today. The authors detail how Hoover, alarme...

For over one hundred years, Americans have debated what equality of opportunity means and the role of government in ensuring it. Are we born with equality of opportunity, and must we thus preserve our innate legal and political freedoms? Or must it be created through laws and policies that smooth out social or economic inequalities? David Davenport and Gordon Lloyd trace the debate as it has evolved from America's founding into the twentieth century, when the question took on greater promi...

Unveiling the Legacy of Ohio's Power Plants: A Historical Journey Through Their Rise, Operation, and Eventual Decommissioning.Power In The Clouds is a profound exploration into the heart of Mason, Kentucky, and Adams/Brown, Ohio's economic history. This book is a tribute to the Dayton Power and Light Company (DPL), a significant economic blessing that powered these counties and beyond. The author meticulously traces the company's history, providing a comprehensive view of its initi...

Unveiling the Legacy of Ohio's Power Plants: A Historical Journey Through Their Rise, Operation, and Eventual Decommissioning.Power In The Clouds is a profound exploration into the heart of Mason, Kentucky, and Adams/Brown, Ohio's economic history. This book is a tribute to the Dayton Power and Light Company (DPL), a significant economic blessing that powered these counties and beyond. The author meticulously traces the company's history, providing a comprehensive view of its initi...

Keeping the fire alight: The legacy lives on in this inspiring tribute to the hardworking employees of Dayton Power and Light Company.Following on the heels of Power in the Clouds, Ghosts in the Sky further explores the untimely demise of Dayton Power and Light Company (DPL). Revisiting the history and evolution of the plant, former DPL employee Gordon Jones offers a firsthand account of the inner workings of a large coal fired power plant, from day-to-day...

Why did God inspire the Bible to be written? He cared.Why did I write this book? I cared.Acta, non verbaG. Lloyd JonesRags to Redeemed to RevealedThis book is a story of rags to redeemed to revealed. Why me? Why write this book? Who would read it? These are questions I assume most authors ask themselves. There is a profusion of books written showing how God continues to interact with His people. For me, this book is personal; it is a continuation and...

Even before its budget crisis and recall election, California held a unique position in the United States. Often lauded as having the fifth largest economy in the world, California leads the nation in other measures as well, particularly cultural and political trends. But were it an independent state, it would have one of the world's most unusual democracies. In The California Republic Brian P. Janiskee and Ken Masugi bring together a diverse group of contributors to shed light on the Prog...

President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal is widely understood as a turning point in American history. Roosevelt's decisions of 1933 reset the balance of power away from Congress and the states toward a strong executive branch. They shifted the federal government away from the Founders' vision of deliberation and moderation toward war and action. Modern-day presidents have declared war on everything from poverty and drugs to crime and terror. Exploring the consequences of these ill-defined (...

Today, American "rugged individualism" is in a fight for its life on two battlegrounds: in the policy realm and in the intellectual world of ideas that may lead to new policies. In this book, the authors look at the political context in which rugged individualism flourishes or declines and offer a balanced assessment of its future prospects. They outline its path from its founding—marked by the Declaration of Independence—to today, focusing on different periods in our history when rugged i...

'In an age of specialization, Capaldi and Lloyd have recreated that ancient tool of learning: the conversation. Beginning with the debate between Locke and Rousseau, and continuing through to Galbraith, Friedman, Hayek and Piketty, this book invites the reader to join a conversation which has now lasted over three centuries. Don't read this book if you just want a simple answer to complex problems. Do read this book if you want to think deeply and widely about the fundamental questions...

¿Por qué es de vital importancia que lleguemos a comprender las palabras y el mensaje de la Biblia? ¿Es posible considerar la Biblia como un único libro unificado? ¿Cuál es el propósito del Antiguo Testamento y su relevancia hoy en día? ¿Qué sucede con las porciones de la Biblia que son difíciles de entender?Descubriendo la Biblia ofrece respuestas convincentes a estas preguntas cruciales y a muchas más. Sirve de valiosa guía y compañía en un viaje memorable a través del p...

Captures the 17th-19th century origins and developments ofpolitical economy by editing original texts and illuminatingtheir relevance for today's political debatePolitical economy from the 17th century to the present can be captured in two narratives originating with Locke and Rousseau. Those original narratives were expanded in significant ways in the 18th and 19th centuries, and the editors argue that they still hold sway today.Edited original writings in...