"Drawing on his wide reading in philosophy and American political thought, Mr. Kesler argues that Mr. Obama has been shaped by the political tradition of Progressivism and that his 2008 triumph has helped, in turn, to reshape it." - Wall Street Journal "Obama has earned what he now receives, the tribute of a serious intellectual exegesis by a distinguished political philosopher." - George Will, Washington Post "Kesler is the reader for whom Obama has long been asking, in the sense of 'asking for it', and this book is the examination of the One we've been waiting for." - Ramesh Ponnuru, National Review "Politically timely and of permanent importance to the study of the American mind. A serious but accessible study of the thinking underpinning the modern liberal project. 'I Am the Change' is for those who live in history and long to understand it.

This is a title - and an author - with a long shelf life and much to teach." - Washington Times "Politically timely and of permanent importance to the study of the American mind. A serious but accessible study of the thinking underpinning the modern liberal project.This is a title - and an author - with a long shelf life and much to teach." - Washington Times.