An American Commentary: Social
Problems That Changed America in the 21st Century
Paperback - 2014
by Silvio Laccetti
Sixty powerful short essays about major
social issues that are transforming America today. Each essay
is followed by a special commentary section. The total work is
a highly-objective reasoned - but startling - commentary on
modern American problems.
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Dr. Silvio Laccetti
Silvio Laccetti began his
distinguished college teaching career in History and Social
Sciences at Stevens Tech. when he was just a few years older
than his senior students!
Over the decades, he has been
the recipient of numerous awards for teaching excellence,
including recognition by the Danforth Foundation and the
Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation.
He has also received three
Outstanding Teacher Awards from Stevens. He has published four
books and countless articles, essays and editorials. Dr.
Laccetti is a Pulitzer prize nominee. |
In his professional work, Professor
Laccetti has sought to enlarge the classroom experience by
creating teaching and learning opportunities with hands-on
internships in public service. These efforts have had local,
state and national impacts and a profound influence on his
students.
The author has also been a
consultant to business and industry, a civic organizer and a
public policy advocate both in New Jersey and nationally.
His editorial journalism is
tremendously enriched by these many endeavors and by the
expertise he has accumulated over a lifetime of achievement. |
INTRODUCTION
Section I: EDUCATION
Public School Systems Can Succeed (Blue-Collar Scholars)
Math Ability May Be Innate (Johnny Can't Do the Math) Learning the Arts of War and Peace On Grammar School Playgrounds Commencement Cheating in College (Diplomas With Dishonor) The Grade Inflation Problem (Excess of Excellence) High Drop-Out Rates in College (Ghosts at Graduation) Colleges Get a Failing Grade New Leadership Programs The College of the Future (The Pinnacle College) The Lost Art of Writing American History is Disappearing Section II: AMERICAN CULTURE
The Heart of Christmas[My Generation Goes Gold
Online Dating (Computer Cupid) The Homeless are Not Helpless Athletics Can Create Real Heroes (Where Have You Gone, Joe DiMaggio?) Violence and Video Games State Lotteries: Like Candy for Babies The Devolution of Language and Thought (Comspeak) American Society is Advancing to a Halt Identity Theft (Losing My Identity in College) The Spirit of Appomattox: A Healing Cure for Our Culture Wars Section III: GLOBALISM
Realities and Myths of Globalism (The Triumph of Globalism is
Not Pre-Ordained) The Papacy in the Global Age New Economic Thinking Required for Global Leadership Globalism and the U.S. Manufacturing Economy America's Trade Deficits (Little Steel Monuments, Big Trade Deficits) Globalization of the Summer Job Hawaii in Global Perspective (Paradise Found, Lost and Bought) Libya at the Crossroads of War and Diplomacy Obama and the Anti-Colonial Issue The London Riots of 2011 (A Midsummer Night's Madness) Occupy Wall Street and Senior Citizen Activists |
Section IV: ECONOMICS
The Rise and Fall of Millennial Capitalism
Hidden Inflation There is No Legacy in Labor Savers Need a Break Savers' Side Economics Everybody Wants Your Money The Financial Collapse of 2008 (The Little Mortgage that Could Destroy the Global Economy) CEO Superstar Are Bosses Kings and Queens? The Nature of Poverty (Poverty is Relative, Wealth is Absolute) Tax Day Perspectives on the Inequality of Wealth Section V: POLITICS
War and Peace
Political Corruption as Old as Civilization Unicameral Legislatures Can Cure Ills of State Governments Cyber Politics and Celebrity (Obama More Popular Than Jesus on the Web) An American Resolution (Fixing America for 2009) The Future of Citizenship in America (Immigrants Should Earn the Privileges of Citizenship) Who Makes the Law in America? Swing-State Presidency Reforming the Electoral College Can American Civilization Collapse? Lincoln's New Jersey Connections Section VI: 9/11
Everyone a Soldier Leadership in the Aftermath of 9/11 Statesmen of Science The New Olympians America Needs Volunteers |