By Patrick J. Buchanan"Is the U.S. headed for the same fate as the Soviet Union? Conservative commentator Buchanan draws parallels between the two nations' engagement in endless wars and apparent difficulty in making a cohesive culture out of a polyglot of races, tribes, cultures, creeds and languages, amounting to imperial overstretch. He points to the George W. Bush years as the beginning of massive government debt and financial crisis but targets Barack Obama for compounding financial and geopolitical problems. The nation has abandoned economic nationalism and fiscal prudence and fostered the decline in morals and strict religious values, all at a time of declining birthrates among white Americans and an influx of racially, ethnically, and religiously diverse populations. As the nation becomes less white and less Christian, we are headed for disaster, he warns. Buchanan sees in the popularity of Sarah Palin and the rise of the Tea Party hope for a return to conservative fiscal and moral values. Whether or not readers agree with his politics, they will appreciate his passion and concern." (Booklist) Check Our Catalog
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