This one is tough to call. It reads much like the typical bleeding-heart liberality it claims not to be. He does offer some useful ideas, several of which align with my own views. But ultimately, Weisberg believes the solutions to the problems of welfare, race, and social justice, lie in the same scale done better. And how is that going to happen? I like that he believes the New Deal ran rampant into the Great Society, which then ran amok. I like that he argues for a balanced budget, for universal acceptance that there is risk, for the individual right to make harmful choices, for flexibility to eliminate government programs (even if it means government jobs are impacted), and for defense and police as the primary functions of government. But from there, he believes government at a federal level is necessary for successful health care, health insurance, a safety net, and promotion of arts. Probably his most useful stance is that Congress should be required to act directly on any actions it wants enforced, rather than handing off the defining responsibility to agencies and delegates. ( )