WHICH WAY, AMERICA?

This course explores recent economic and political trends in the United States to better comprehend likely outcomes and their impact on Canada and the rest of the world. It aims to develop a deeper understanding of the underlaying reasons for U.S. decline in recent years and the steps proposed by various knowledgeable commentators to correct the situation.

Principal texts are: Earl H. Fry’s Lament for America, Michael Mandelbaum’s The Frugal Superpower, and Fareed Zakaria’s The Post-American World. In addition there will be supplementary articles from other sources.

COURSE LENGTH: 24 weeks
DISCUSSION TEAM: Paris Arnopoulos, Anthony Rustin,Hari Thakur, Carole Charnutzky (W)
FIRST SESSION: Monday, September 19, 2011 at 1:30 pm