Who Are We: The Challenges to America's National Identity Samuel P. Huntington
Publisher: Simon & Schuster

The Challenges to America's National Identity (New York: Simon and Schuster, 2004). If the United States ceases to expand—human or otherwise—in space, we risk losing certain core values that have long been hailed as germane to America's national identity. In an excerpt from her new book, Third World America, Arianna Huffington argues that despite her dire assessment of the state of America's middle class we're still innovative enough to overcome our problems. Who Are We?: The Challenges to America's National Identity is Huntington doing what he does best: It is a classic — perhaps the definitive — overview of the future of the American nation-state. [3] Arthur Herman, How the Scots Invented the Modern World (New York: Three River Books, 2002). €�Americans' sense of place and national identity can be enhanced by experiencing historic sites and landscapes that represent the abundant natural and cultural heritage of the nation,” Tidwell said. Hudson Institute, Americas Premier source of applied research on enduring policy challenges. €�We want them to come to know their The study also showed growing participation in skiing, challenge activities such as rock climbing, equestrian activities such as horseback riding and motorized water use such as waterskiing. [2] Samuel Huntington, Who Are We? As a country, we have an unparalleled track record for marshalling our forces and rising to meet great challenges. We risk losing the freedom and spirit of enterprise that have We risk losing the momentum of scientific and technological advances driven by space exploration and the sense of being able to meet extraordinary challenges with innovation. For fifty years—from the publication of The Soldier and the State (Harvard University Press, 1956) to the publication of Who Are We? Policy Centers · American What So Proudly We Hail uses the soul-shaping possibilities of classic American short stories, political speeches, and moving songs, as it addresses issues of national identity, the American character, the virtues and aspirations of civic life, and the problem of making a national one out of the multicultural many.