Ideas for America I serves as an informative reader, political platform and workbook for the serious citizen who wants to live a meaningful life and reclaim the soul of America. The author combines his extensive teaching experience with the research of the most prestigious Massachusetts organizations, resulting in a plan that empowers the state to live out its role as the "City on a Hill" the Pilgrims dreamed of: an example for the nations to follow.

Intended for individual and classroom use and designed for ease of reading, the book presents a chapter-by-chapter analysis of the most pressing issues facing Americans right now -- education reform, housing reform, health care reform, and more -- complete with specific recommendations for concrete action. Many of its ideas are political in nature, but most simply relate to the subject of living a joyful and satisfying life. It also contains a chapter devoted exclusively to exploring issues pertinent to Massachusetts. The final chapter tests the reader's comprehension and challenges him or her to make the leap from simply reading to actually applying this new knowledge.

Taken individually, the ideas, goals and action plans contained in Ideas for America I are interesting, useful, and personally empowering. But its most profound and expansive use will come with the collective implementation of the entire platform, which represents nothing less than a giant leap forward for the country as a whole.

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