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Review by Michael W. Popejoy is morality policy? They are not sure, and neither is anyone else. Working definitions and classifications are still under development, but nothing appears widely agreed upon. Lowi argues, “Classification is required before analysis can proceed” (p. xxxi). Christopher Z. Mooney is quoted as stating, “Morality policy is grounded in political debate over ‘first principles,’ where at least one side to the controversy or both portrays the issue in moral terms and uses moral arguments” (p. xxxi). However, maybe competing for primacy in the future is the concept of “wicked problems,” which are social problems defined as “having a high degree of uncertainty and a profound lack of agreement on values . . . a wicked problem has no optimal solution, the decision maker must seek other measures of success” (p. ix in Wicked Environmental Problems: Managing Uncertainty and Conflict, by Balint, Stewart, Desai, & Walters, 2011, Island Press). Their work may be inadvertently putting a whole new spin on morality politics and policy. Of course, what would a book on morality controversies and American politics be without a case or chapter on abortion? This is a controversy not soon to be resolved in American society; yes, maybe a truly wicked problem. Ruth Ann Strickland of Appalachian State University provides a balanced treatment of abortion aptly titled, “Abortion: Pro-Choice versus Pro-Life.” She begins her case with Roe v. Wade and the many unanswered policy questions that the landmark legal case left for policy makers to ultimately attempt to decide (however unsuccessfully): “When does life begin?” and “When should the fetus be given the chance to develop and thrive?” She thoroughly addresses the judicial role, public opinion, special interest groups, and their impact on the presidency, the bureaucracy, Congress, and even Federalism. There is enough stuff here to keep a class debating for most of the semester, if not the rest of the academic year; yet, there is more to come in this book. What are the solutions, and why are they so elusive? Will American society ever agree on a rational solution? Is that even possible? After the abortion debate dies down in the classroom, then we arrive at such issues as the death penalty (“Just Punishment or Legalized Homicide?”), followed closely by gay rights, hate crimes, gun control, global warming, and even a case on animal rights if there is anything left of the semester after covering the previous subjects of lively debate. The cases are thoroughly researched with extensive citations, and additional references are included at the end of each case along with Internet resources for students to expand their information for class discussions. I always examine books to decide whether they are applicable to being adopted as a course’s main text or as a secondary reader. At first, this slim book (270 pages) would seem to be a companion reader to a main text; however, if professors are using the theoretical concepts provided by Lowi and the editors at the beginning of the book and directing lectures and discussions to the 240 Journal of Public Affairs Education
application of those foundations to the cases, it certainly would work as the primary text while using any of the Internet sources provided in the book as the ancillary reading assignments. And as stated earlier, the book is applicable, given adequate preparation, for undergraduate students; and it would certainly be suitable for graduate and doctoral students. I don’t doubt that there are more than a few ideas for doctoral dissertations and tenure-track research for new assistant professors contained in these pages. We need more literature in this field, and apparently the publishers eagerly await the contributions. FOOTNOTE 1 Publishing information: 270 pp. (pbk) M. E. Sharpe (2011) Armonk, N.Y. ISBN: 978-0-7656-2650-9 (cloth) ISBN: 978-0-7656-2651-6 (pbk) Review of Moral Controversies in American Politics, 4th ed Michael W. Popejoy, MBA, PhD, MPH, MS, FRSPH, is an adjunct professor of public health in the department of health promotion and disease prevention, Robert Stempel School of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, Miami, Florida. He has been teaching public administration and health administration for nearly 24 years, and his current research interests are in the field of public health/public administration global partnership initiatives. His forthcoming book, Global Public Health Policy, is being published later this year by Nova Science Publishers, New York. He lives in Charlotte, North Carolina. Journal of Public Affairs Education 241
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