Falling in love with America again
By: Jim DeMint ; foreword by Ben Carson
Publisher: Center Street
Published: 2015
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9781455549825
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: American National characteristics; Politics and government; American government
Description: "In his new role as president and CEO of The Heritage Foundation, Jim DeMint has travelled the country talking to Americans about how to return to our founding principles and restore and protect our economy and culture for future generations. He's realized that he-and all of us as fellow citizens-must fall in love with America-again. In this book, DeMint introduces Americans all across the country who are working towards the same goal, We see example after example of Americans coming together locally in what DeMint calls the "little platoons"--The families, churches, communities and voluntary organizations succeeding on the model that smaller is better. They are the hands-on citizens who make America the exceptional, caring and can-do country it has always been. DeMint illustrates why each of us-regardless of political party, age, race, religion or ethnicity-must rediscover the power we represent. The country's future is at risk, not just because of constant pressure from "the Bigs" (big government, big banks, big labor, big Wall Street cronies etc.), but because so many of us fear it's too late to solve problems so huge and seemingly intractable. Jim DeMint is here to reassure us that this is not true. In riveting yet plainspoken style, he tells real-life success stories and affirms the compelling truth that conservative ideas are really American ideas, and they must guide us as we turn our institutions upside-down, taking them from the top-down centrally-controlled bureaucracies they've become back to the bottom-up democratic framework the Constitution intended. Through this heartfelt, fascinating and inspiring look inside the America of both yesterday and today, and the everyday citizens who are working tirelessly and selflessly to insure its future fulfills the promise of its beginnings, Jim DeMint is beckoning us to join him on one of the most meaningful and momentous journeys we have ever undertaken together: FALLING IN LOVE WITH AMERICA AGAIN."--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: A love story; title: Too big to love; title: The mother of big; title: The rule of big; title: Federalism: Our founders' priceless legacy; title: Love begins at home; title: Faith: Learning to love; title: Let doctors be doctors; title: Education and the power of choice; title: Loving work; title: Loving the poor; title: Freedom: America's inexhaustible energy source; title: Loving the planet (and people too!); title: And the greatest of these ...; title: Falling in love again.