American Public Policy

<p>This is a sweeping narrative of American domestic public policy—its triumphs struggles and failures over the past 120 years. In a larger sense it is a reflection on how the United States has grown and matured faced challenges and opportunities and how its federal leaders and policymakers have responded or failed to confront pressing problems. Moreover <i>American Public Policy </i>addresses the hurdles and challenges that still lie ahead.<br><br>Four critical questions are posed and answered. First what were the most significant adversities endured by the American people? Second what were the landmark domestic policies crafted by the president enacted by Congress or issued in Supreme Court decisions? Third what did they fail to do? Finally how well have federal policymakers met the key challenges facing America: income inequality racism financial crises terrorist attacks climate change gun violence and other pressures? And what do we still need to do?<br><br>This book reaches out to students of public policy American government US history and contemporary affairs as well as to citizens journalists and policy practitioners. </p>