{"product_id":"americas-human-arithmetic-nicholas-eberstadt-9780844751030","title":"America's Human Arithmetic: Essential Essays from Nicholas Eberstadt, Volume 2","description":"\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the US\u003cbr\u003eapproaches its 250th anniversary, American discontent bubbles beneath the\u003cbr\u003eimpending celebrations. Less confident in their own institutions and\u003cbr\u003eincreasingly dissatisfied with their country's international commitments, \u003cbr\u003eAmericans are venting their frustration both at home and abroad. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYet this\u003cbr\u003edisaffection rumbles at the same time the US has achieved unparalleled wealth\u003cbr\u003eand unmatched global power. Why the disconnect?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this landmark\u003cbr\u003evolume, Nicholas Eberstadt answers that pressing question. Drawing on decades\u003cbr\u003eof extraordinary scholarship, he lays out the nation's \"human arithmetic\" in\u003cbr\u003edemographic, social, and economic terms.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe demonstrates\u003cbr\u003ethat 21st-century America, for all its marvels and blessings, is nonetheless\u003cbr\u003ebeset by a \"New Misery\" the practical and moral dilemmas of wealth in the\u003cbr\u003eabsence of well-being. New social afflictions hide in plain sight--among them\u003cbr\u003ethe astonishing flight of millions of men from the workforce and the surge in\u003cbr\u003ecriminality, with over 20 million former felons living in our midst. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn America's\u003cbr\u003eHuman Arithmetic, Eberstadt\u003cbr\u003eoffers a compelling and frightening diagnosis of modern social dysfunction. He\u003cbr\u003eshows that the United States' best years may yet be to come--but not if\u003cbr\u003eAmericans are unwilling to face the challenges their human arithmetic lays\u003cbr\u003ebare.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nicholas Eberstadt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0844751030\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780844751030\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e AEI Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/18\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 358\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.80d","brand":"Nicholas Eberstadt","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47612019081471,"sku":"9780844751030","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_33070426-46cc-41d3-8551-8a66c5573859.jpg?v=1764517633","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/americas-human-arithmetic-nicholas-eberstadt-9780844751030","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}