{"product_id":"the-great-debate-edmund-burke-thomas-paine-and-the-birth-of-right-and-left-9780465062980","title":"The Great Debate: Edmund Burke, Thomas Paine, and the Birth of Right and Left","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn acclaimed portrait of Edmund Burke, Thomas Paine, and the origins of modern conservatism and liberalism\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Great Debate\u003c\/i\u003e, Yuval Levin explores the roots of the left\/right political divide in America by examining the views of the men who best represented each side at its origin: Edmund Burke and Thomas Paine. Striving to forge a new political path in the tumultuous age of the American and French revolutions, these two ideological titans sparred over moral and philosophical questions about the nature of political life and the best approach to social change: radical and swift, or gradual and incremental. The division they articulated continues to shape our political life today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the basis of our political order and Washington's acrimonious rifts today, \u003ci\u003eThe Great Debate\u003c\/i\u003e offers a profound examination of what conservatism, progressivism, and the debate between them truly amount to.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eYuval Levin\u003c\/b\u003e is director of social, cultural, and constitutional studies at the American Enterprise Institute and the editor of \u003ci\u003eNational Affairs\u003c\/i\u003e. A former member of the White House domestic policy staff under George W. Bush, he has written for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, among many other publications. His previous books include \u003ci\u003eThe Fractured Republic\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Great Debate\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Maryland.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Basic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50647470735634,"sku":"9780465062980","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bafb5f58-7e74-4f62-89b7-2d4b7a86d847.jpg?v=1734800343","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-great-debate-edmund-burke-thomas-paine-and-the-birth-of-right-and-left-9780465062980","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}