America's Human Arithmetic

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America's Human Arithmetic is written by Nicholas Eberstadt and published by AEI Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0844751030 (ISBN 10) and 9780844751030 (ISBN 13).

As the USapproaches its 250th anniversary, American discontent bubbles beneath theimpending celebrations. Less confident in their own institutions andincreasingly dissatisfied with their country's international commitments,Americans are venting their frustration both at home and abroad.Yet thisdisaffection rumbles at the same time the US has achieved unparalleled wealthand unmatched global power. Why the disconnect? In this landmarkvolume, Nicholas Eberstadt answers that pressing question. Drawing on decadesof extraordinary scholarship, he lays out the nation's "human arithmetic" indemographic, social, and economic terms. He demonstratesthat 21st-century America, for all its marvels and blessings, is nonethelessbeset by a "New Misery": the practical and moral dilemmas of wealth in theabsence of well-being. New social afflictions hide in plain sight--among themthe astonishing flight of millions of men from the workforce and the surge incriminality, with over 20 million former felons living in our midst. In America'sHuman Arithmetic, Eberstadtoffers a compelling and frightening diagnosis of modern social dysfunction. Heshows that the United States' best years may yet be to come--but not ifAmericans are unwilling to face the challenges their human arithmetic laysbare.