America's Human Arithmetic

As the US approaches its 250th anniversary, American discontent bubbles beneath the impending celebrations. Less confident in their own institutions and increasingly dissatisfied with their country's international commitments, >

Yet this disaffection rumbles at the same time the US has achieved unparalleled wealth and unmatched global power. Why the disconnect? >In this landmark volume, Nicholas Eberstadt answers that pressing question. Drawing on decades of extraordinary scholarship, he lays out the nation's "human arithmetic" in demographic, social, and economic terms. >He demonstrates that 21st-century America, for all its marvels and blessings, is nonetheless beset by a "New Misery" the practical and moral dilemmas of wealth in the absence of well-being. New social afflictions hide in plain sight--among them the astonishing flight of millions of men from the workforce and the surge in >In America's Human Arithmetic, Eberstadt offers a compelling and frightening diagnosis of modern social dysfunction. He shows that the United States' best years may yet be to come--but not if Americans are unwilling to face the challenges their human arithmetic lays bare.