He describes how our national character influenced this ideal and pinpoints what has caused it to go awry."--BOOK JACKET.

What went wrong in imperial Rome, and how we can avoid it: “If you want to understand where America stands in the world today, read this.” —Thomas E. Rick

He describes how our national character influenced this ideal and pinpoints what has caused it to go awry."--BOOK JACKET.

Flint, Michigan, is widely seen as Detroit s Detroit: the perfect embodiment of a ruined industrial economy and a shattered American dream. In this deeply resea

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