Whatever happened to the American Dream? America II is the story of a great nation that is now, for the first time since its birth, failing to live up to its promises to a majority of its citizens. A story of what one middle class citizen, “Jack the Turtle” sees as being required for that promise to be restored, and for America to again be a beacon for all nations to follow. The clock is winding down on the Great American Dream, even as you are reading this. But it's not too late.

**Over a million copies sold! A fundamental influence on modern libertarianism, this classic guide to the basics of economic theory defends capitalism and the free market from economic myths that persist to this day.“A magnificent job of theoretical exposition.”—Ayn Rand**Considered among the leading economic thinkers of the “Austrian School,” which includes Carl Menger, Ludwig von Mises, Friedrich (F.A.) Hayek, and others, Henry Hazlitt wrote Economics in One Lesson

America’s economy and democracy are working for the benefit of an ever-fewer privileged and powerful people. But rather than just complain about it or give up on the system, we must join together and make it work for all of us.In this timely book, Robert B. Reich argues that nothing good happens in Washington unless citizens are energized and organized to make sure Washington acts in the public good. The first step is to see the big picture. Beyond Outrage connects the dots, showin...

The author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The FairTax Book offers a new look at the fast-growing populist tax reform movement that's poised to become a key campaign issue for 2008In 2005, firebrand radio talk show host Neal Boortz and Georgia congressman John Linder teamed up to create The FairTax Book, the first book devoted to the FairTax movement they had been promoting for years. Riding the growing groundswell of popular support for the tax reform measure, The FairTax Book...

He's one of America's most capable, canny, candid, and independent financial experts. Now David M. Walker sounds a call to action. Comeback America is a tough-minded, innovative, inspiring guide to help us avoid the approaching economic abyss and put the country back on track again.As comptroller general of the United States and head of the Government Accountability Office (GAO)—"the nation's top auditor"—Walker warned Congress and the administration as the federal...

"If we are going to live in a democracy, we need to have a healthy middle class . . . tells us what needs to be done to reclaim what it is to be American." —Eric Utne, founder, Utne ReaderAmerica does not need an "upgrade." For years the Right has been tampering with one of the best political operating systems ever designed. The result has been economic and environmental disaster.In this hard-hitting book, nationally syndicated radio and television...

Arbitration has become the dispute resolution method of choice in international transactions. This book provides the reader with immediate access to understanding the world of international arbitration, explaining how and why arbitration works. It provides the legal and regulatory framework for international arbitration, as well as practical strategies to follow and pitfalls to avoid. It is short and readable, but comprehensive in its coverage of the basic requirements, including the most ...

One of the foremost financial writers of his generation, Peter Bernstein has the unique ability to synthesize intellectual history and economics with the theory and practice of investment management. Now, with classic titles such as Economist on Wall Street, A Primer on Money, Banking, and Gold, and The Price of Prosperity?which have forewords by financial luminaries and new introductions by the author?you can enjoy some of the best of Bernstein in his earlier Wall Street days.

In this thought provoking book the author takes a critical retrospective glance at the political development of Ghana from its colonial past to the attainment of her sovereignty, and highlights the insidious fundamental flaws in the governance of the new nation.He unequivocally asserts that the creation of a dysfunctional totalitarian governmental system, where a cadre of unseasoned politicians systematically arrogated all power to themselves, and zealously prosecuted their politic...

Mismanagement of the United States as a national household during the 20th Century created the new Great Depression of this 21st Century. The creeping rot of inflation and socialism threaten continued existence of the United States as a national household under a constitutional form of government. A set of four simple corrective actions is designed and proposed to bring federal, state and local government, including banking and finance, under control. Basis for the corrective actions from ...

In a work that will remind some of a modern incarnation of The Anti-Federalist Papers, the author Mark Moore (formerly writing under the pen name "Achbani") makes a compelling case that the Founders of the United States intended a much more decentralized government than we now have, and that decentralization of government power is essential to maintaining liberty.Localism posits thirteen doorways through which power is consolidated and liberty lost. Freedom, it says, cannot be sust...

Political Theory with regard to weaknesses of the United States Constitution as well as the decline in public representation. How to fix America addresses theories that may motivate greater levels of representation from all branches of government as well as methods to bring the Social Security System back to a system that is solvent along with economics practices that will bring the nation back to a level of balanced trade as well as methods of controlling the national debt. Warning: Adult...