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050 00 $aE83.5$b.S566 2012
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100 1 $aSimon, Paul,$d1928-2003.
245 14 $aThe essential Paul Simon :$btimeless lessons for today's politics /$cedited by John S. Jackson ; with a foreword by David Yepsen.
260 $aCarbondale :$bSouthern Illinois University Press,$cc2012.
300 $axxix, 350 p. ;$c24 cm.
505 0 $aThe early days. Editor's note; Introductory columns in the Troy Tribune ; Mr. Simon goes to Springfield and Washington -- American government and politics ; Editor's note ; The constitution ; On the size and role of government ; Congress: the duties of a congressman ; The presidency ; On making nominations to the Supreme Court ; State government ; American campaigns and elections: campaign finance, negative campaigning ; American campaigns and elections: the role of newspapers and other media in the electoral system -- Guidance on continuing problems and issues. Editor's note ; Health insurance ; Education and literacy ; Civil rights ; Immigration ; Hunger ; Gambling and taxes ; Guns and the NRA ; Energy and the environment ; Teaching foreign language ; Television and violence ; Culture, art, and the movies ; Assistance to the handicapped ; The military, the draft, a year of public service ; Crime and prisons -- Foreign and defense policy. Editor's note ; The Middle East ; Water crisis and conflicts ; Iraq and Afghanistan ; Other nations ; The United Nations, diplomacy, and soft power -- The budget and the deficit. Editor's note ; The need for a balanced budget ; Taxes ; Social security and public pensions ; Jobs and economic development -- Culture, history, and politics. Editor's note ; Religion and politics ; Lessons from history ; Bipartisanship ; Observations and lessons from southern Illinois -- Leadership and courage. Editor's note. The need for courage and vision ; Philosophy of leadership -- Appendix: Annotated bibliography of the books of Paul Simon.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
651 0 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government$y1945-1989.
651 0 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government$y1989-
651 0 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government$xPhilosophy.
651 0 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$y1945-1989.
651 0 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$y1989-
651 0 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$xPhilosophy.
700 1 $aJackson, John S.,$d1940-
852 00 $bglx$hE83.5$i.S566 2012