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"In the updated 2024 edition of this classic text, Lichtman applies the keys to every presidential election since 1860 and shows readers the current state of the 2024 race. In doing so, he dispels much of the mystery behind electoral politics and challenges many traditional assumptions. An indispensable resource for political junkies!"--

Doing whatever I want : controlling autocracy -- Congress be dammed : restoring accountability -- Russia is listening : defending America's sovereignty -- A presidency is built on lies : reclaiming truth -- Corrupt justice : redeeming law enforcement -- Enemies of the people : protecting a free press -- Profits above patriotism : policing conflicts of interest -- Political cleansing : stopping favoritism, cronyism, and nepotism -- Governing in the dark : expanding transparency -- A militarized nation : separating the military from politics -- Voter suppression : restoring the franchise -- Postelection obstruction : reforming presidential transitions -- Rigged if I lose, fair if I win : protecting election results -- Conclusion : promoting civic virtue and healing a divided America.

Chapter 1. Introduction, and What We Owe the Child -- Part 1: Prior approaches to state intervention -- Chapter 2. The Primrose Path: Rights and Autonomy -- Chapter 3. What Is Relevant: Interests, Needs, and Harms -- Chapter 4. What We Owe Parents and Family -- Chapter 5. What Society May Claim: Public Health -- Part 2: The State Intervention Test (SIT) and its Theoretical Basis -- Chapter 6. Political Considerations in a Liberal Pluralist State -- Chapter 7. The State Intervention Test: When to Interfere with Parental Decisions -- Part 3: Applications of the State Intervention Test -- Chapter 8. Treatment of Disease -- Chapter 9. Prevention and Screening -- Chapter 10. Enhancement of Function -- Chapter 11. The Maturing Minor -- Chapter 12. Sexual And Reproductive Issues I: Education; Reproductive Choices -- Chapter 13. Sexual And Reproductive Issues II: Departures From Binary Sexual and Gender Viewpoints -- Chapter 14. Genital Rituals: Circumcision -- Chapter 15. Genital Rituals: Female Genital Alteration -- Chapter 16. Conclusion. .

Americans have died for the right to vote. Yet our democratic system guarantees no one, not even citizens, the opportunity to elect a government. Allan Lichtman calls attention to the founders' greatest error--leaving the franchise to the discretion of individual states--and explains why it has triggered an unending struggle over voting rights.--

Psychology and marketing: a dynamic relationship -- Motivation -- Perception -- Learning -- Decision making -- Consumer attitudes -- Personality and the self-concept -- Social influence -- References -- Index

By examining the interface between consumer behavior and new product development, People and Products: Consumer Behavior and Product Design demonstrates the ways in which consumers contribute to product design, enhance product utility, and determine brand identity. With increased connectedness and advances in technology, consumers and marketers are more closely connected than ever before. Yet consumer behavior texts often overlook the application of the subject to product design, testing, and success. This is the first book to explore this interface in detail, exploring such issues as: the att.

On a cold January morning in 1986, NASA launched the Space Shuttle Challenger, despite warnings against doing so by many individuals, including Allan McDonald. The fiery destruction of Challenger on live television moments after launch remains an indelible image in the nation's collective memory. In Truth, Lies, and O-Rings, McDonald, a skilled engineer and executive, relives the tragedy from where he stood at Launch Control Center. As he fought to draw attention to the real reasons behind the disaster, he was the only one targeted for retribution by both NASA and his employer, Morton Thio

With concerns rising over the ethical dimensions of behavioral research and the developments in ethical codification and the research review process, Ethical Issues in Behavioral Research looks at the research community's response to the ethical challenges that arise in the application of research approaches. Focuses on ethical and legal aspects of participant research on the internet Presents a practical framework for ethical decision making Discusses the revised ethical principles and code of conduct of the American Psychological Association A new chapter detailing ethical issues in marketin