At a moment of crisis over our national identity, journalist Dan Rather reflects on what it means to be an American. He reminds us of the principles upon which the United States was founded. Looking at the freedoms that define us, from the vote to the press; the values that have transformed us, from empathy to inclusion to service; the institutions that sustain us, such as public education; and the traits that helped form our young country, such as...

Your country is a big part of who you are. Patriotism is a feeling of love and respect for your country. Learn about this important value in "Patriotism". The VALUES series uses common, everyday situations to help explain the importance of positive values and strength of character. Each AV2 media enhanced book is a unique combination of a printed book and exciting online content that brings the book to life. Readers can access embedded weblinks, audio...

"America, do you love me? A single question from a single child multiplies across the country with every page turn, inviting in more and more children of color--and their questions"--

Bill McKibben--award-winning author, activist, educator--is fiercely curious. "I'm curious about what went so suddenly sour with American patriotism, American faith, and American prosperity." Like so many of us, McKibben grew up believing--knowing--that the United States was the greatest country on earth. As a teenager, he cheerfully led American Revolution tours in Lexington, Massachusetts. He sang "Kumbaya" at church. And with the remarkable rise...

From the irreverent star of Fox News's "Red Eye "and "The Five," hilarious observations on the manufactured outrage of an oversensitive, wussified culture of artificial tolerance.

A ninth-grader's suspension for singing "The Star-Spangled Banner" during homeroom becomes a national news story

Patel shows how our faith in prices as a way of valuing the world is misplaced and reveals that our current crisis is not simply the result of too much of the wrong kind of economics but rather the larger failure of a democratically bankrupt political system. The solution he offers: discover democratic ways in which people, and not simply governments, can play a crucial role in deciding how we might share our world and its resources in common.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. The movement that brought Donald Trump to the White House has better ideas than the old right or the new left. It's time that the rest of America started listening. The Tea Party began as a protest for patriots who feared Big Government. President Trump has become a hero for patriots who are against Big Everything.  Fed up with Silicon Valley, the media, liberal higher education, the military-industrial complex,...

"In this blunt assessment of the deep danger America is facing from the left, Washington Times columnist Cheryl Chumley exposes all the sneaky ways the secular left has pressed socialism into American politics and life--and why Christians are the only ones who can stop it. At stake are the freedoms Americans cherish, unless we act now. The great hope for this nation lies in going back to the founding principles of America--Christian principles." --...

Common Sense by Thomas Paine (Bauer World Press) In his 1776 pamphlet Common Sense, Thomas Paine presents a compelling and erudite argument for the independence of the American colonies from the British Crown. With sagacious prose, Paine explicates the inherent injustices and impracticalities of the colonial system, and passionately advocates for the establishment of a new, independent nation. Pane's incisive logic addresses the economic,...