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Crisis of responsibility : our cultural addiction to blame and how you can cure it /

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Post Hill Press, 2018Copyright date: 2018Description: xx, 171 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781682616253
  • 1682616258
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 302.12 B151C 2018
LOC classification:
  • HN65 .B264 2018
Contents:
Building walls : a new era -- Name your bogeyman : Wall Street, Washington, NAFTA, China, Mexico, and the media -- Disintegrating responsibility : the social foreshadowing to the present crisis -- Occupy Main Street : the moral confusing of vindicating the culprit -- The robots are coming : what free trade and automation mean for the American worker -- Pro-business or pro-crony : where corruption erodes our cultural DNA -- Empowerment through educational choice : the great civil rights issue of our day -- Where culture trumps green card : patriotism, immigration, and nationalism -- Higher education's safe spaces : kerosene on the crisis -- Government by the people, for the people : why the stunning incompetence and inefficiency of big government is the people's problem -- The responsibility remedy : ten ways you can compete, prepare, defend, and get ahead -- The cultural remedy for Main Street : a vision for a free and virtuous society.
Summary: The key to American prosperity in this new era of populism is for moral people to make responsibility matter again by renewing personal virtue and form lasting, mediating institutions that will trump the elitist bogeymen and scapegoats for generations to come. If we fail as individual Americans to address this core crisis of responsibility, we have only ourselves to blame for what happens next.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Featured on The Eric Metaxas Radio Show !

"Yup, it is my fault -- and yours. How assuming responsibility makes us better people: 'Crisis of Responsibility' by the inimitable @davidbahnsen" --Amity Shlaes, Author of The Forgotten Man

The left and right have gone to great lengths to blame the problems plaguing our society but neither Washington DC, Wall Street, Mexico, China, the Feds, nor the media are the cause of our problems--nor are they the cure.

Across the globe a "revolt" of sorts is taking place against elitism. No more will big government, big media, big banks, big bureaucracy, and big institutions hold the secret nuggets of truth and dictate our lives and fortunes. Financial markets, political punditry, and cultural leaders are all scrambling to react to the rise of the often disenfranchised.

But what happens after all the bogeymen have been vanquished? What if opposing the incompetence of the European Union, the biases of the American media, the corruption of crony capitalism, the arrogance of political power brokers, and allegedly unfair global trade deals is not enough?

The key to American prosperity in this new era of populism is for moral people to make responsibility matter again by renewing personal virtue and form lasting, mediating institutions that will trump the elitist bogeymen and scapegoats for generations to come.

If we fail as individual Americans to address this core crisis of responsibility, we have only ourselves to blame for what happens next.

Includes bibliographical references.

Building walls : a new era -- Name your bogeyman : Wall Street, Washington, NAFTA, China, Mexico, and the media -- Disintegrating responsibility : the social foreshadowing to the present crisis -- Occupy Main Street : the moral confusing of vindicating the culprit -- The robots are coming : what free trade and automation mean for the American worker -- Pro-business or pro-crony : where corruption erodes our cultural DNA -- Empowerment through educational choice : the great civil rights issue of our day -- Where culture trumps green card : patriotism, immigration, and nationalism -- Higher education's safe spaces : kerosene on the crisis -- Government by the people, for the people : why the stunning incompetence and inefficiency of big government is the people's problem -- The responsibility remedy : ten ways you can compete, prepare, defend, and get ahead -- The cultural remedy for Main Street : a vision for a free and virtuous society.

The key to American prosperity in this new era of populism is for moral people to make responsibility matter again by renewing personal virtue and form lasting, mediating institutions that will trump the elitist bogeymen and scapegoats for generations to come. If we fail as individual Americans to address this core crisis of responsibility, we have only ourselves to blame for what happens next.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Foreword (p. xiii)
  • Introduction: How This Book Became a Book (p. xvii)
  • 1 Building Walls: A New Era (p. 1)
  • 2 Name Your Bogeyman: Wall Street, Washington, NAFTA, China, Mexico, and the Media (p. 15)
  • 3 Disintegrating Responsibility: The Social Foreshadowing to the Present Crisis (p. 31)
  • 4 Occupy Main Street: The Moral Confusion of Vindicating the Culprit (p. 45)
  • 5 The Robots Are Coming: What Free Trade and Automation Mean for the American Worker (p. 67)
  • 8 Pro-Business or Pro-Crony: Where Corruption Erodes Our Cultural DNA (p. 77)
  • 7 Empowerment Through Educational Choice: The Great Civil Rights Issue of Our Day (p. 89)
  • 8 Where Culture Trumps Green Card: Patriotism, Immigration, and Nationalism (p. 99)
  • 9 Higher Education's Safe Spaces: Kerosene on the Crisis (p. 111)
  • 10 Government by the People, for the People: Why the Stunning Incompetence and Inefficiency of Big Government Is the People's Problem (p. 119)
  • 11 The Responsibility Remedy: Ten Ways You Can Compete, Prepare, Defend, and Get Ahead (p. 133)
  • 12 The Cultural Remedy for Main Street: A Vision for a Free and Virtuous Society (p. 151)
  • Endnotes (p. 161)
  • Acknowledgments (p. 167)
  • About the Author (p. 171)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

David L. Bahnsen is the founder, Managing Partner, and Chief Investment Officer of The Bahnsen Group, a national private wealth management firm with offices in Newport Beach, New York City, Minneapolis, Oregon, Austin, and Nashville managing over $4.25 billion in client assets.

Prior to launching The Bahnsen Group, he spent eight years as a Managing Director at Morgan Stanley and six years as a Vice President at UBS. He is consistently named as one of the top financial advisors in America by Barron's , Forbes , and the Financial Times .

He is a frequent guest on CNBC, Bloomberg, Fox News, and Fox Business, and is a regular contributor to National Review . He hosts the popular weekly podcast, Capital Record , dedicated to a defense of free enterprise and capital markets.

David is a founding trustee for Pacifica Christian High School of Orange County and serves on the Board of Directors for National Review in New York City.

He is the author of several bestselling books including Crisis of Responsibility: Our Cultural Addiction to Blame and How You Can Cure It (2018), The Case for Dividend Growth: Investing in a Post-Crisis World (2019), and There's No Free Lunch: 250 Economic Truths (2021).

David's true passions include anything related to USC football, the financial markets, politics, and Chinese food. His ultimate passions are his wife of twenty-two-plus years, Joleen; their children, Mitchell, Sadie, and Graham; and the life they've created together on both coasts.

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