{"title":"Stephen Macedo","description":"\u003cp\u003eStephen Macedo's works delve into the complex intersections of politics and society, offering insightful perspectives on contemporary challenges. With a keen eye on current affairs and governance, his writing invites readers to engage thoughtfully with issues shaping our world today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can also explore his contributions to education and public policy, where he examines the roles of citizenship, justice, and democratic values. Macedo's books blend rigorous analysis with clear prose, making them compelling reads for those interested in the forces driving modern political and social change.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"in-covids-wake-by-stephen-macedo-9780691267135","title":"In Covid's Wake","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured on the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times' The Daily\u003c\/em\u003e podcast and \u003cem\u003eCNN's Fareed Zakaria GPS\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat our failures during the pandemic cost us, and why we must do better\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Covid pandemic quickly led to the greatest mobilization of emergency powers in human history. By early April 2020, half the world's population—3.9 billion people—were living under quarantine. People were told not to leave their homes; businesses were shuttered, employees laid off, and schools closed for months or even years. The most devastating pandemic in a century and the policies adopted in response to it upended life as we knew it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this eye-opening book, Stephen Macedo and Frances Lee examine our pandemic response and pose some provocative questions: Why did we ignore pre-Covid plans for managing a pandemic? Were the voices of reasonable dissent treated fairly? Did we adequately consider the costs and benefits of different policy options? And, aside from vaccines, did the policies adopted work as intended?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith \u003cem\u003eIn Covid's Wake\u003c\/em\u003e, Macedo and Lee offer the first comprehensive—and candid—political assessment of how our institutions fared during the pandemic. They describe how, influenced by Wuhan's lockdown, governments departed from their existing pandemic plans. Hard choices were obscured by slogans like \"follow the science.\" Benefits and harms were distributed unfairly. The policies adopted largely benefited the laptop class and left so-called essential workers unprotected; extended school closures hit the least-privileged families the hardest. Science became politicized and dissent was driven to the margins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the next crisis, Macedo and Lee warn, we must not forget the deepest values of liberal democracy: tolerance and open-mindedness, respect for evidence and its limits, a willingness to entertain uncertainty, and a commitment to telling the whole truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"NewSouth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46840589320428,"sku":"9780691267135","price":64.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/3e995770f7f3ea51891737db089218c6.jpg?v=1758685443"},{"product_id":"just-married-by-stephen-macedo-9780691176338","title":"Just Married","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe institution of marriage stands at a critical juncture. As gay marriage equality gains acceptance in law and public opinion, questions abound regarding marriage's future. Will same-sex marriage lead to more radical marriage reform? Should it?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAntonin Scalia and many others on the right warn of a slippery slope from same-sex marriage toward polygamy, adult incest, and the dissolution of marriage as we know it. Equally, many academics, activists, and intellectuals on the left contend that there is no place for monogamous marriage as a special status defined by law.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJust Married\u003c\/em\u003e demonstrates that both sides are wrong: the same principles of democratic justice that demand marriage equality for same-sex couples also lend support to monogamous marriage. Stephen Macedo displays the groundlessness of arguments against same-sex marriage and defends marriage as a public institution against those who would eliminate its special status or supplant it with private arrangements.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eArguing that monogamy reflects and cultivates our most basic democratic values, Macedo opposes the legal recognition of polygamy, but agrees with progressives that public policies should do more to support nontraditional caring and caregiving relationships.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout, Macedo explores the meaning of contemporary marriage and the reasons for its fragility and its enduring significance. His defense of reformed marriage against slippery slope alarmists on the right, and radical critics of marriage on the left, vindicates the justice and common sense of the emerging consensus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCasting new light on today's debates over the future of marriage, \u003cem\u003eJust Married\u003c\/em\u003e lays the groundwork for a stronger institution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47596718424300,"sku":"9780691176338","price":59.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/e042f26d7380449f86c8da37c64db496.jpg?v=1777939310"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/stephen-macedo.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}