Fascinating look at cycles of social change in America since 1945
In American Renewal, O’Malley adeptly brings his original voice, fluid style and vivid illustrations to the interpretation of social and political change since 1945.
Through his life-long study of history, strong education in economics and broad experience in international business, O’Malley is able to share an insightful perspective on how key events of the post-war period exhibit cyclical patterns
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Reviews for "American Renewal: A New Season of Optimism, Cooperation, and Community"
In an era when so many are writing pessimistic books about the United States and the state of the world. Enough were pessimistic enough to elect a conservative, and backward looking, Congress and President, it's refreshing to see a book like this published. Unfortunately, there is no excerpt for the readers to determine whether or not they like your "original voice" and "fluid style."
Based on world data, every year seems to be getting better, although the media are getting so good and so competitive, that they almost "break" news before it happens, confusing and scaring people that things are worse than they really are. I remain optimistic, although I am concerned about the number of people who have negative thoughts about life in general. And I think I know where those thoughts come from… Not where they think they come from.
I agree there are cycles and I wish I could see your illustrations showing that. When I taught courses I found that diagrams and illustrations best taught concepts to my students. I also agree with you that history teaches us a great deal. It is easy to discern that conservatives, when in power, spend far more money than progressives. During conservative administrations, national debt has increased, while during progressive administrations, national debt has been reduced. This belies the commonly felt thought that progressives are for unbridled spending and big government, while conservatives are reducing government by cost-cutting.
325 letters my father wrote to my mother during his time in World War II.
Woven together in a timeline of events of three of his brothers, 5 brothers-in-law, and one cousin, all 10 of them were in WWII at the same time.
