Explaining America: Understanding its People and Policies in Today's World

by Cameron S. Foote

This is an informative and easy read for anyone with travel, business, or intellectual interest in the United States.Just like individuals, nations have personalities that affect what they are and what they do. The "personality"—policies, traditions, and customs of the United States—can be especially obscure and even perplexing.Has the United States, once noted for its freedom, security, and leadership become out of touch with the rest of the world?Why is crime so high relative to other developed countries? . . . why is such gun violence tolerated? . . . why is there no universal healthcare? . . . why is America's infrastructure so dated? How does the political system work? . . . how did Donald Trump get to be president? . . . how can America still claim to be a bastion of democracy? . . . how did the nation turn into an environmental outlier?What characteristics do Americans share? . . . what cultural expressions are unique? . . . what makes everyday life different in America?This book has the answers. It decodes the country's many paradoxes for visitors and American citizens alike.

235 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 22, 2019