Americans need to toughen up, personally, culturally, and as a national fighting force, if we are to survive the unprecedented threat from Islamist assault, says New York Times best-selling author Tony Blankley. His compelling, three-pronged plan to strengthen the U.S. includes: a universal military draft to instill a unity of toughness and cultural purpose; a plan for energy independence and to expand our diplomatic and economic options around the world; and a program for communicating Western moral values and the American spirit of self-determination to people living under oppressive regimes, as well as to voters here at home. These are the key components that have led to America's success in previous wars, Blankley argues, and they must be "rediscovered" today, for our nation's very survival depends on it.
Blankley lays out an agenda for fixing America's problems. The author calls for the reinstatement of the military draft, policies to make us energy independent, and a push to spread our Western values throughout the world. Blankley also takes President Obama to task for not being suitably forceful and for giving the government too much power. Narrator James Adams has a crystal clear British accent, and he uses it to convey the seriousness and gravity of the author's argument. His somewhat ominous tone makes the book darker than it needs to be, but his diction is measured, assured, and professorial. This interpretation makes his reading effective, unless, of course, one disagrees with the book's conclusions. R.I.G. (c) AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine
Michael Barone, U.S. News & World Report senior writer and American Enterprise Institute resident fellow...
Tony Blankley has long been one of America's most trenchant conservative commentators and thinkers. In American Grit, he provides conservatives—and Americans generally--his wise thoughts on where we should be going in the future.
About the Author
TONY BLANKLEY was the editorial editor of the Washington Times from 1999 to 2007. He is a regular panelist on The McLaughlin Group and an internationally syndicated columnist.
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