Introduction -- The foundations of Western civilization -- The evolution of the individual -- Domestic attacks on democracy -- Religious violence -- Economic dependency -- The American criminal (in)justice system -- Assault on free speech or higher education in America -- Greed, fraud, and crime -- The assault on gender equality -- The assault on ethnicity : the fate of native Americans -- "That government is best, that governs the least" / Thomas Jefferson -- The fourth estate : the failure of American journalism -- The assault on democracy by hate and violence -- Post script. The sociology of deviant behavior -- Bibliography -- Index. |