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Michael Mandelbaum is the Christian A. Herter Professor of American Foreign Policy at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University and director of the Project on East-West Relations for the Council on Foreign Relations. Mandelbaum has taught at Harvard vis mere University, Columbia University, and the U.S. Naval Academy. His book, The New Russian Foreign Policy, explores Russia's relations with the rest of the world after the fall of the Soviet Union. The Dawn of Peace in Europe outlines Europe in the post-cold-war era. His title with Thomas L. Friedman, That Used To Be Us, made The New York Times Best Seller List for 2012. (Bowker Author Biography) vis mindre

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In That Used to Be Us Thomas Friedman addressed the decline of United States over the past decades. Where we were once the leaders and envy of the world we now rank as low as 17th place behind much of the developed world. Since 2011 the situation has become even worse. The book begins with a description of China's rise the the United State's decline. Then it looks at causes and finally offers some solutions.

Friedman and co-author Michael Mandelbaum identified the formula for America's success to consist of five items. Education, Infrastructure, Immigration, Research and Development and Regulations are the way we became great. Those five elements have been neglected and we have declined.

The authors stated that the USA's problems are the fault of both major political parties. That is the one part of this otherwise excellent book that I just don't buy. Perhaps because I am a committed member of the Democratic Party but I think I am more objective than that. Of the five elements of America's success it has been the other political party that has failed to support or even actively opposed funding our 5 pillars of success.

This is a well thought out book that still address the current situation even though some elements have changed.

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MMc009 | 20 andre anmeldelser | Jan 30, 2022 |
Friedman and Mandelbaum produced a thought-provoking book about many of the ills facing America, and some insights as to how these problems could be corrected. Major topics included our Educational System, Energy, technology, climate change, budget deficit, and globalization. Our Educations system was explored in some detail, and I enjoyed some of the improvements made in Colorado, and how the Teachers Union partnered in those ideas.

The authors also took issue with our current political paralysis, and found much to fault with both major Parties. I suspect that if one was keeping track, they were slightly more critical of the GOP than the Dem's, but since neither party was supported, it really shouldn't matter. I found their discussion on the value of a Third Party Candidate very interesting. Like many, I had considered a vote for a third party candidate to be a wasted vote, but the book provides examples of how unsuccessful third party candidates from the past, from Teddy Roosevelt at the beginning to Ross Perot at the end of the 20th Century, actually were able to influence the policies of the major parties, even in losing their elections.
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rsutto22 | 20 andre anmeldelser | Jul 15, 2021 |
Nice to read a book that finds both reds and blues to be at fault and not helping in the current political climate. Jibes well with my own views of liberal anarchy
 
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frfeni | 20 andre anmeldelser | Jan 31, 2021 |
This book took me a while to read because I would become frustrated as I read, put down the book, and not come back to it for some time. Friedman, who wrote "The World Is Flat," addresses a number of key issues in regards to America's leadership in the world, and how other countries have latched on to the ideals and standards which we projected but have now fallen away from. I appreciate Friedman's emphasis on education, since I work in a college and see many of the problems that he describes. Friedman discusses the false image that many Americans hold regarding American policy, politics, education, and technology, and refutes them with citations of studies, comparisons, and reports.

Certainly not a pleasant read, but one worth examining.
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