De-Valuing of America, The

    Written with force and passion,The De-Valuing of America is a cry of alarm-an honest,unsparing account of what has gone wrong in American society,and a tough-minded personal assessment of how to reclaim our culture and protect and nurture our children.
"William Bennett stirs up debates in precincts sorely in need of stirring.throws higher and public education establishments on the defensive in areas-costs,intellectual fiber,values-that they ought to reezamine and would reexamine and would rather not.Good for him."
The Washington Post
"William Bennett…brings refreshing intelligence and common sense to a debate olng dominated by ignorance and confusion."
The New York Times

    WILLIAM J.BEVNETT is Codirector of Empower America,a Distinguished Fellow in Cultural Policy Studies at the Heritage Foundation,and a Senior Editor of National Review Magazine .His books include Tbe Index of Leading Cultural Indicators and Tbe Book of Virtues.He,His wife,and their two sons live in Chevy Chase,Maryland.

Preface
INTRODUCTION:The Culture Wars
CHAPTER ONE:Crisis in American Education
CHAPTER TOW:What Works in American Education,and Why
CHAPTER THREE:The American Nightmare
CHAPTER FOUR:Fighting Back
CHAPTER FIVE:The Great University Debates
CHAPTER SIX:Race and the New Politics of Resentment
CHAPTER SEVEN:The Great Cultural Divede:Religion in American Political Life
CONCLUSION:Reflections of Being in the Fight
Epilogue
Index