Power and Willpower in the American Future

Download or read book Power and Willpower in the American Future written by Robert J. Lieber and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-04-09 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book makes a strong argument against the widely proclaimed notion that the United States is destined to decline. Everywhere we look, scholars, pundits, politicians, foreign commentators, and the wider blogosphere pronounce and repeat the idea. Today's problems at home and abroad are less severe than those the United States has overcome in the past. Ultimately, the ability to avoid serious decline is less a question of material factors than of policy, leadership, and political will.