Tracing the undoing of those very practices that had made America pre-eminent, this story is grim. But there is hope, for to comprehend the descent is to find the way back. Ten great policies and one supreme intangible were central to America's rise. This story dwells upon the upending of these policies and spirit. The book ends with a plan for America's recovery. This is not a discourse on the Constitution. The book follows instead such things as the money supply, national debt, trade and tariffs, taxes and spending, the courts, education, immigration, land use, foreign policy, our peculiar energy policy, and the patent system. Very revealing economic charts and maps are employed.
Author Biography
Dr. Joseph Arminio worked for nearly a generation in Washington, D.C., as a national security expert, including advising members of Congress, and his commentary has appeared around the country, via print, broadcast or in person. His other book, which uncovered the secrets of strategic statecraft, and which cast light upon present American policy, won high praise from, among others, Lt. General Clarence 'Mac' McKnight, former Director, C3I, Joint Chiefs of Staff. Approximately four years ago, he turned to the examination of the economy and domestic policies, through the publication of a Maryland-based newspaper, and, for his work as a journalist, he received state-wide recognition, from the Maryland Chambers of Commerce. His newspaper served as an incubator for his new book. MIT awarded him the doctorate in national defense policy and international relations. Johns Hopkins awarded him the BA.