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The Decline and Fall of the American Way
... and a Plan for America's Recovery
Joseph Arminio
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Summary
The Decline And Fall Of The American Way traces the undoing of those very practices—“The American Way”--that had made America preeminent. This story is grim, but there is also hope. To comprehend the descent is to find the way back.
One supreme intangible and ten great policies were central to America’s rise. Our story dwells upon the upending of this spirit and these ten policies. The book ends with a plan for America’s recovery.
The book begins with the necessary warning. Important indicators show that our economy is malfunctioning, and headed for a severe correction, perhaps even a depression more serious than that of 1929. Even worse, some of the elite evidently would shut down the Republic altogether, merge our country into Mexico and Canada and some time later add more and more countries south of Mexico. A policy of merger is no remedy at all, but a horrific compounding of the error. The American Way was stupendously successful. The further we have moved away from it, the more trouble we have encountered. Our troubles are home-grown, not stemming from economic competition from abroad, as many assert.
The book is not a discourse on the Constitution. It follows instead such things as the money supply, national debt, trade and tariffs, taxes and spending, the courts, foreign policy, education, immigration, land use, our peculiar energy policy and the patent system. It traces the career of fundamental policies not only at home but also abroad, including the war in Iraq.
Thomas Jefferson championed the American Way. Its prerequisite spirit--morality and love of country--went into decline sometime after the presidency of Andrew Jackson. The aforementioned ten great policies remained more or less intact until 1913, however. Terrible blows befell the American Way in the period 1913 to 1934; the American Way held on, tattered but recognizable, even as recently as the Kennedy Administration.
President Reagan wanted, as a major interim goal, to restore an approximation of the policies found in the Kennedy Administration years. By the mid-1990s, nine of the ten great policies would be shattered or nearly so, and the assault upon the one policy not yet harmed would begin. But there is this love of country that will not die. The final chapter exhorts us to take measured steps, after the fashion of the Reagan strategy, toward a complete recovery.
In the compact space of 144 pages, including 12 economic charts and 4 maps, an objective measurement of leadership is provided. If a leader today promotes all of or most of the ten great policies, then he or she is in the tradition that made America preeminent, that is, is a patriot or nationalist. If someone does not promote these policies, then they must bear responsibility for the trouble we are in. The book should help us weed out the good leaders from the bad. It points us toward the rekindling of prosperity and perpetuation of liberty.
About the Author
Approximately four years ago, Dr. Joseph A. Arminio turned to the examination of the economy and domestic policies, through the publication of a Maryland-based newspaper, and, for his work as a journalist, he received state-wide recognition, from the Maryland Chambers of Commerce. His newspaper served as an incubator for his new book. Prior to 2003, he worked for nearly a generation in Washington, D.C., as a national security expert, including advising members of Congress, and his commentary has appeared around the country, via print, broadcast or in person. His one other book, which uncovered the secrets of perhaps the most brilliant strategic statecraft east or west has ever seen, and which cast light upon present American policy, won high praise from, among others, Lt. General Clarence 'Mac' McKnight, former Director, C3I, Joint Chiefs of Staff. MIT awarded him the doctorate in national defense policy and international relations. Johns Hopkins awarded him the BA.
Further Details
Arminio’s previous book Precedent For Peace: The Grand Strategy Of The Han Empire and A Plan For Peace At The Onset Of The 21st Century, was endorsed by, among others, Ambassador Henry F. Cooper, Former Director, Strategic Defense Initiative, Bush Administration, Lt. General Clarence "Mac" McKnight, former Director, C3I, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Reagan Administration, and Dr. Chong-Pin Lin, former Deputy Defense Minister, Taiwan.
Dr. Arminio co-founded and chaired The National Coalition For Defense, which was based in Washington, D.C., and whose board numbered nearly fifty members, including members of Congress, such as Senator James Inhofe, retired individuals from each branch of military service, such as Admiral James "Ace" Lyons, former CINCPACFLT, Reagan Administration and a retired member of the intelligence community, Bill Lee, former SES.
Arminio has participated as a defense or political expert on numerous television and radio broadcasts across the country, including with Brit Hume of FOX. His shorter works have been published by among others The Wall Street Journal.
A great many groups along the East Coast, such as The Leadership Institute, along the West Coast, in England and Taiwan, have heard his presentations.
Arminio worked in defense business development for Sprint Government Systems Division, worked for High Frontier, served as a consultant to the American Enterprise Institute and taught world politics and political rhetoric at The American University, Washington, D.C.
Prior to writing his second book, he published a Maryland-based newspaper, The Citizens' Monitor,which covered national, state-wide and local issues.
Joe Arminio was born in Wilmington, Delaware, in 1955. Johns Hopkins awarded him the bachelors in political science and will attest that he completed the requirements for the bachelors in mathematics. MIT awarded him the doctorate in national defense policy and international relations. He was a Rotary Foundation International Scholar, representing Rotary District 7630 (Maryland's Eastern Shore and Delaware), and thanks to them audited the War Studies Program, King's College, London, England. The Maryland Small Business Administration and Maryland Chambers of Commerce awarded him Runner Up, Small Business Journalist, for 2004. |
