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The Decline And Fall Of The American Empire: Corruption, Decadence, And The American Dream
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| Title | The Decline And Fall Of The American Empire: Corruption, Decadence, And The American Dream |
| ASIN | 0738208833 -
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| Category | Opinion |
| Contributor | Craverguy |
| Last Modified | Craverguy - November 11, 2008 11:24pm |
| Description | In a slashing jeremiad, Bouza (The Police Mystique) presents a hard-hitting analysis of the moral rot that sustains political and institutional corruption, greed, crime, hedonism, racism -- forces that he says threaten to destroy the fabric of American society. A police reformer who has headed the NYPD's Bronx division and the Minneapolis Police Department, he looks unflinchingly at the Mafia's stranglehold on several industries; urges that drug enforcement efforts focus on top-level operators rather than on street criminals; and outlines a tough program to combat domestic terrorism. Examining the savings-and-loan scandal, white-collar crimes, Wall Street profiteering, and venal politicians, Bouza calls for corporate democracy, a vigilant, muckraking media, tighter government regulations to ensure fiscal integrity, and rewarding of whistle-blowers. With crusading zeal and a scattershot approach, he links the decline in values to mind-numbing TV and video game violence, exploitative religious cults and money-hungry televangelists, rappers' misogynist lyrics, a welfare system that fails to demand recipient accountability, and a popular culture that exalts sports and entertainment heroes but discards teachers and sages. His call for moral renewal is buttressed by practical strategies. |
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