Defending Identity
Its Indispensable Role in Defending Democracy

Defending Identity by Natan Sharansky John Lennon, a fool believed by far too many, one wrote the words: “Imagine there's no countries It isn't hard to do Nothing to kill or die for And no religion too Imagine all the people Living life in peace You may say that I'm a dreamer But I'm not the only one......more

Definitely one of my personal top 100 books, and I think one of the most important books of the decade. Natan Sharansky alerts us to the urgency of a strong national identity for survival. Without this, we will be absorbed by an agency with stronger identity. For example, the eruption of political I......more

An amazing story from a man who lived under Stalin's Soviet Union and spent 9 years in its gulag. Sharanski was a bit repetitive throughout the book, but I felt like he was hammering home some very important points about a world gone wrong, a world that is so in love with a leftist "peace-at-all-odd......more

Sharansky’s thesis is that: …the best defense of the free world will come from those who cherish a unique way of life, for they will always have a life truly worth defending. He prefers the mosaic approach to national subcultures rather than the melting pot, “strengthening hyphenation, not erasing it…......more

Certainly a thought-provoking book. I'll admit I came to it with a great deal of skepticism since it is one of the only books George W. Bush has not only read but recommended to his staff (given copies, even). The filter I heard it through was definitely on guard. I'll blog about it, I think, since t......more