Fight Is for Democracy

<p>Americans aren't fighting just a war on terrorism ... they are fighting and losing a war of ideas.</p><p>This riveting collection of original essays by some of the best political minds in America argues that the post-September 11 era has put American democracy itself on trial. In short defeating terrorism requires us to live up to our own ideals. In <em>The Fight Is for Democracy</em> nine leading writers take a hard and at times personal look at American life and America's role in the world. These pieces share a belief in the need for liberal reform at home and abroad. Power alone is not enough to win hearts and minds around the world. The war against terrorism should be a war for democracy.</p><p>Edited and with an Introduction by George Packer <em>The Fight Is for Democracy</em> pushes the national debate in provocative new directions with essays on: </p><ul><li>Domestic politics and foreign policy -- Michael Tomasky political columnist for <em>New York magazine</em><br /><br /><li>Human rights and intervention -- Laura Secor <em>Boston Globe</em> staff writer<br /><br /><li>Secularism -- Vijay Seshadri author and professor at Sarah Lawrence College<br /><br /><li>Patriotism -- Todd Gitlin author and professor of journalism and sociology at Columbia University<br /><br /><li>Politics in the Arab World -- Kanan Makiya author and professor at Brandeis University<br /><br /><li>Intellectuals and American culture -- Susie Linfield associate director of the Cultural Reporting and Criticism program at New York University<br /><br /><li>Globalization -- William Finnegan staff writer at <em>The New Yorker</em><br /><br /><li>Economic inequality -- Jeff Madrick editor of <em>Challenge</em> magazine<br /><br /><li>Liberalism and terror -- Paul Berman contributing editor of <em>The New Republic</em></ul>