"With a new afterword"--Cover

"The vertical invasion of the barbarians" -- What they did and where they went -- "We hold these truths to be self-evident" : the rage for liberty and the pursuit of happiness -- "We hold these truths to be self-evident" : the passion for equality -- "Intellectuals" and modern liberalism -- The Supreme Court as an agent of modern liberalism -- The collapse of popular culture -- The case for censorship -- The rise of crime, illegitimacy, and welfare -- Killing for convenience : abortion, assisted suicide, and euthanasia -- The politics of sex : radical feminism's assault on American culture -- The dilemmas of race -- The decline of intellect -- The trouble in religion -- The wistful hope for fraternity -- Can democratic government survive? -- Can America avoid Gomorrah?