01316cam a2200277 4500 133563104 TxAuBib 20080414120000.0 071031s2008||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2007045133 9781400065448 $25.00 1400065445 $25.00 DLC DLC DLC TxAuBib Fineman, Howard. The thirteen American arguments : enduring debates that define and inspire our country / Howard Fineman. 1st ed. New York : Random House, 2008. 306 p. ; 25 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 252-284) and index. Introduction: For the sake of argument -- Who is a person? -- Who is an American? -- The role of faith -- What can we know and say? -- The limits of individualism -- Who judges the law? -- Debt and the dollar -- Local v. national authority -- Presidential power -- The terms of trade -- War and diplomacy -- The environment -- A fair, "more perfect" union. 20090327. National characteristics, American. Political culture United States. United States Politics and government. United States Civilization.