Contents Introduction A New Moral, Social, Public Order-Without Puritanism or Oppression 1 Too many rights, too few responsibilities; reaffirmation of shared values does not entail moralizing or majoritarianism; the Communitarian movement takes off. Part I Shoring Up Morality 1The Moral Voice 23 The right to be free of government intervention does not mean to be free from moral claims. Civil society requires we be each other's keepers. 2The Communitarian Family 54 Revaluing children requires reducing the parenting deficit. The limits of institutionalizing (young) children in child care enters. 3The Communitarian School 89 Education for values we all share and character formation is more basic than academic skills. The way to teach is by formatting experiences. 4Back to We 116 Four ways to rebuild old and start new communities. 5 Rebuilding Community Institutions134 How to do community, locally and nationally. Beyond the melting pot and people of color. Part II Too Many Rights, Too Few Responsibilities 6 New Responsibilities: Public Safety and Public Health .163 The best way to fight authoritarianism is for us to allow limited intrusions in order to fight crime and AIDS. 7 Hate Speech: Nonlegal Remedies 192 Effective treatment of hate does not require suppressing its expression. Part III The Public Interest 8 Communitarian Politics 209 How special-interest groups captured the government and how they subvert the public interest. 9 What Is to Be Done?226 The secret of reformed politics: the Archimedean leverage point of change. How to respond to the defenders of special interests, fat cats, and others with deep pockets, or plain special interests run amok. The special role of social movements. In Conclusion247 What Communitarians are all about. Join us. The Responsive Communitarian Platform: Rights and Responsibilities 251 Notes269 Acknowledgments313 Index315