Illiterate immigrants who started with a pushcart became millionaires through hard work. Today s social landscape is one of deterioration, violence and mounting fear. High taxes and regula-tions are crippling our economy. Few young adults can now afford to buy their own homes, save for their childrens education, or build security for their retirement. Violence has become epidemic.
Murder is now the leading cause of death among young black men.
One in four college women report they were the victim of rape or attempted rape. The threat of superpower warfare has declined. But weapons of mass destruction chemical, biological and nuclear continue to spread to the world s most repressive regimes, many of which have been supported by U.S. military and economic aid. The cause dear friend, lies not in the stars, but in ourselves. America is declining because we have largely abandoned our libertarian heritage.