America's Real War by Rabbi Daniel Lapin

Although written in the late 1990s, I only recently stumbled onto this incredible book by the ultra orthodox rabbi, Daniel Lapin. In America In Decline, I argue that America's problems, and our countries recent fall from greatness, are a result of the fact that we have morphed from republic wherein the central government plays a limited well defined role to a pure democracy wherein the federal and state governments control every aspect of our lives. The adverse effects of this transition include the fact that our national debt now exceeds 17.5 trillion; one third of our population are on welfare; 72 of black births are illegitimate; and over 70 percent of young black males are either in prison or on probation. Rabbi Lapin (560 AM radio from San Francisco every Sunday morning from 5 AM to 9 AM) believes that America's decline is a direct result of the fact that, over the past 30 to 40 years, we have become a "Godless amoral nation." If one accepts, as fact, that there is a God, which is a difficult pill for many of us to swallow, it is difficult or impossible refute any of the arguments this brilliant rabbi makes in America's Real War. I originally asked Rabbi Lapin this question. Why are American Jews so politically stupid (liberal). The answer, to be found in America's Real War, is that, American Jews have become progressively more materialistic, secular and, most importantly, "Godless" with the passage of time. I expect that the same can be said of the majority of present-day Americans who believe that gay marriage, late-term abortion and the redistribution of the nation's wealth from the productive members of society to those who refuse to work are "OK" public policies. Rabbi Lapin deals, at great length, with most of our social problems in his book and makes an excellent case for returning to the Judeo-Christian principles on which this country was founded. From a personal standpoint, I have always thought that I was a reasonably "good" person and that, during my tortuous journey through life had just chosen to be more good than evil. After reading Rabbi Lapin's America's Real War, I have been forced to rethink this supposition. It is quite possible that I am who I am today, seventy some years later, because I was lucky enough to be raised by a group of elderly religious men and women in the Eel Rock Seventh Day Adventist Colony in remote Northern California. Maybe I was not born good after all, maybe I was made good by the saintly people who raised me. Thank you rabbi Lapin for that bit of insight. In any case, as usual, I stray from the point. Whether you are religious or not, Rabbi Lapin's America's Real War is a must read for any American who loves their country and, more importantly, wants to prevent us from becoming another third world socialist nation like Greece. It is especially important that young people read this book because, at the very least, it will give them a accurate understanding of the importance of the Judeo-Christian principles on which our country was founded, something that is not taught in public schools today. If your children or grand children are lucky enough to attend a parochial school bring this book to the attention of their history teachers, I know they will thank you for doing so.