Book Preview Chapter 1 WHAT IS AMERICA TO ME? Chapter 2 “DON’T EVER TAKE SIDES . . . AGAINST THE FAMILY” Chapter 3 RAZZLE-DAZZLING US TO DEATH Chapter 4 YOU’RE THE NEXT GOVERNMENT TAKEOVER Chapter 5 FIT TO SERVE? Chapter 6 WILL THE REAL MESSIAH PLEASE STAND UP? Chapter 7 PLAYING BASKETBALL WITH DICTATORS Chapter 8 THE AUDACITY OF NARCISSISM Chapter 9 DEMONIZING THE … Read more
Book Preview Introduction An Early Warning Sign If I had to pinpoint a single moment that foreshadowed the rise, and ultimate victory, of Donald Trump, I would choose June 10, 2014. That was the day a little-known economics professor defeated the Republican House majority leader Eric Cantor in a primary challenge. It had never happened … Read more
Book Preview Introduction Give me your slackers, your bored,Your muffin-topped masses, yearning to eat free,The wretched refuse of your tweeting horde,Send these, the mannerless, TMZ-tossed celebrities to me,I lift the golden lid of my rubbish bin’s door.—The Inscription on the Statue of Liberty (circa 2011) If you want to see evidence of America’s cratering culture, … Read more