Kevin Slack’s War on the American Republic is outstanding. It blends strong moral seriousness with impressive scholarly analysis. Slack both explains and responds to the relentless attack on the manly, Christian republicanism of the older America by successive waves of liberalism, each one more radical than the last. This book is the best available panoptic view of the transformations in America’s moral-political orientation over the course of its history.”
—Thomas G. West, professor at Hillsdale College, author of The Political Theory of the American Founding
“This is a thoughtful and interesting book, to be read by scholars and students alike, that corrects the record of generations of popularized and fake concepts describing how America got to its rotten state, predicts where things may go from here, and shows how to correct our trajectory. This learned book should be read by people on both left and right.”
—Arthur Milikh, executive director of the Claremont Institute’s Center for the American Way of Life
“Finally, a comprehensive treatment of the American left. A thoughtful, immensely well-researched, and spirited intellectual history of American decline.”
—David Azerrad, assistant professor at Van Andel Graduate School of Government in Washington, D.C.
“This is a powerful book, exhaustive without being exhausting. Kevin Slack offers a bold new history of American society and politics, ranging from the founding all the way to our current despotic kleptocracy and beyond. If you want clarity about what lies ahead, understanding the past is essential, and there is no better place to start than this book.”
—Charles Haywood, editor of The Worthy House
