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How to Destroy America in Three Easy Steps

by Ben Shapiro

A conservative argument about national unity and civic identity

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A conservative argument about national unity and civic identity

Ben Shapiro presents a polemical case that American cohesion is being undermined by what he calls “disintegrationists,” a label he applies to contemporary interpretations of U.S. history, philosophy, and culture. The book frames disputes over the nation’s founding ideals, historical memory, and rights-based culture as central conflicts in public life. Drawing attention to works such as Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States and the New York Times’ 1619 Project, it examines these debates from Shapiro’s explicitly oppositional perspective. The available description positions the book as political commentary centered on competing definitions of America and the consequences Shapiro associates with rejecting a shared civic inheritance.

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  • Readers seeking conservative political commentary on U.S. civic identity
  • Readers interested in debates over American history, founding ideals, and national culture
  • Readers who want Ben Shapiro’s perspective on contemporary political divisions

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American civic identityHistorical memoryNational unityPolitical polarizationFounding ideals

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Book overview

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!

A growing number of Americans want to tear down what it's taken us 250 years to build--and they'll start by canceling our shared history, ideals, and culture.

Traditional areas of civic agreement are vanishing. We can't agree on what makes America special. We can't even agree that America is special. We're coming to the point that we can't even agree what the word America itself means. "Disintegrationists" say we're stronger together, but their assault on America's history, philosophy, and culture will only tear us apart.

Who are the disintegrationists? From Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States to the New York Times' 1619 project, many modern analyses view American history through the lens of competing oppressions, a racist and corrupt experiment from the very beginning. They see American philosophy as a lie - beautiful words pasted over a thoroughly rotted system. They see America's culture of rights as a fa

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