Cover; Contents; Preface; Introduction: The Primacy of Ideology; Part 1. The Root Cause of the Malaise: The American Creed and Its Liberal Ethos; Part 2. Liberalism Struggles to Address Its Critics; Part 3. Liberal Hegemony in America; Part 4. America at the Crossroads; Part 5. The Choice: Liberal Eschatology or a New Worldview?; Epilogue: Why Precision in Thought and Language Are Necessary Preconditions before a Public Dialogue Can Begin; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index;