Tom Friedman has teamed with Michael Mandelbaum on a provocative new book.  They argue America is failing at what it’s always done best:

  • educating its citizens to or above the current level of technology
  • attracting (and retaining) the best and brightest immigrants
  • investing in top notch infrastructure
  • maintaining an atmosphere encouraging capital formation and investment

They hypothesize that the shift from the ‘save and invest’ Greatest Generation to the ‘borrow and spend’ Baby Boom Generation coupled with the end of The Cold War has left America with a huge problem – specifically the paralysis of our political system and erosion of key American values have made it impossible for us to carry out needed policies.

The book goes beyond introspection to provide not only a look at how we got here but solutions to where we can go and how we can get there.