Raising America

Raising America

Building a More Perfect Union

Charles R. Kniker & Dianne Prichard
Heuss Printing, 2024
ISBN 9780998312859

Softcover, 200 pp.
9 x 6 x 0.5 inches | 8 ounces

WHAT IS THIS BOOK ABOUT? Do you avoid family reunions? Do you skip coffee with friends? Have you started fights on social media? Us, too! Why? Politics have become more divisive than ever and we feel powerless to address it. We're afraid to talk to about it. We're concerned about the survival of our relationships, and democracy itself. We believe American democracy, or its republican form, is the best model of government. Our government is modeled on communication and debate, on having constructive conversation, on exercising our freedom of speech. Political differences feel so severe that conversations with family members, close friends, and colleagues are now impossible. We have heard grave concerns that legislative debate has lost its power. Our elected representatives should be able to debate forcefully yet compromise for the common good. Our democracy must depend upon citizens being able to talk with each other; organizations and associations should find agreements on mutual concerns as well as seek common ground. This book focuses on WHAT YOU and WE CAN DO for the common good. When natural disasters hit, communities work together; in the old days, when a barn burned down, the neighbors worked together to raise a new one. It's your turn. This is your handbook to help RAISE AMERICA.

2025.04.05