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Who Really Cares: The Surprising Truth about Compassionate Conservatism
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 361.740973
Format: Bargain Price
Label: Basic Books
Manufacturer: Basic Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 256
Publication Date: November 27, 2006
Publisher: Basic Books
Studio: Basic Books
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Editorial Review:
We all know we should give to charity, but who really does? Approximately three-quarters of Americans give their time and money to various charities, churches, and causes; the other quarter of the population does not. Why has America split into two nations: givers and non-givers? Arthur Brooks, a top scholar of economics and public policy, has spent years researching this trend, and even he was surprised by what he found. In Who Really Cares, he demonstrates conclusively that conservatives really are compassionate-far more compassionate than their liberal foes. Strong families, church attendance, earned income (as opposed to state-subsidized income), and the belief that individuals, not government, offer the best solution to social ills-all of these factors determine how likely one is to give. Charity matters--not just to the givers and to the recipients, but to the nation as a whole. It is crucial to our prosperity, happiness, health, and our ability to govern ourselves as a free people. In Who Really Cares, Brooks outlines strategies for expanding the ranks of givers, for the good of all Americans.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Some interesting ideas along with spin
This is a worthwhile book that did a lot to break the stereotyped image of tightwad conservatives. However, some of the statistical support is a bit thin, and it seems to be overwhelmed by the conservative and religious viewpoints of the author.
Rating:  - WEAK!
First of all I like how you can buy this book for $1.95. But instead of wasting that money you should do what I did and support your local library and get it there. (that is if you want to read a really crappy book).
Maybe the author is right about how conservatives give more. But maybe they also feel so guilty about their president running this country into the ground that they HAVE to give.
Or maybe they cheat on their taxes! :o
I feel he stated "facts" ... Read More
Rating:  - Should be REQUIRED reading in Congress and ALL schools
This is a well-researched, respectful, compassionate book that reveals the TRUE American character: one of remarkable charity at home and abroad, with money, time, and talents. My hat is off to Brooks for gathering the difficult to locate information and carefully documenting the facts about American culture and spirit. We are a giving people. THIS is exactly the trait we must not lose--not from a consistently overbearing nanny state mentality or from a lack of compassion that is springing up as a reaction ... Read More
Rating: - Thought-provoking
I first heard about this book on the Michael Medved show, and I was intrigued by the fact that this politically liberal professor had more concern for the nature of giving than he did for his own ideological peers. Many hard-line conservatives will, of course, use the material here to slam their liberal opponents, but in so doing, I think that they miss the point that Prof. Brooks was trying to make. Charity of any kind is a gift to the recipient and the giver, not a club to beat people with.
When ... Read More
Rating:  - Important data obscured by excessive political bias
Brooks shares some important data here, and while there are those who will argue till the cows come home about whether the data themselves are accurate, my instinct tells me they are. However, the book comes across with such a pronounced conservative political bias, it frequently overwhelms the objective data. Brooks builds a convincing case that data show religious Americans of all stripes--both conservative AND liberal--give vastly more than their secular counterparts, and then he jumps to the conclusion that ... Read More
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