Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. 1. “What the United States of America Is All About at Our Core” 1
6. PART I. Making National Identity
7. 2. “The Ceaseless Striving to Live Out Our True Creed” 17
8. 3. The Dark Side of the Creed 42
9. PART II. History Makes No Sharp Turns
10. 4. Race and Religion in National Identity 65
11. 5. The Punitive Turn 91
12. PART III. Preservation and Transformation
13. 6. “A Fight for Our Principles” 117
14. 7. “We Need to Bring the News to People” 134
15. 8. “A War for the Survival of America” 155
16. 9. “Think the Unthinkable” 183
17. 10. “Can You Think of Anything More Un-American?” 206
18. 11. “Must We Sell Our Birthright?” 230
19. 12. The Paradox of the Obama Era 259
20. 13. All Will Be as It Ought to Be 286
21. Notes 293
22. Permissions 358
23. Index 359