Rise and Decline
Where We Are and What We Can Do about It
This examination of the life cycles of six historical nations shows that the United States has passed its peak in world prominence and is on the decline. It identifies the founding values that drove America's ascendance. And it shows that the reasons we’re now in decline are not those so often offered up – national debt, weakening military, racial divide, poverty, etc., etc. These are merely symptoms of the root problems – growing indifference and disdain for America’s founding values.
