The Dying Citizen: How Progressive Elites, Tribalism, and Globalization Are Destroying the Idea of America - Paperback

by Victor Davis Hanson (Author)

A New York Times Bestseller

The bestselling historian explains the decline and fall of the once cherished idea of American citizenship.

"The Dying Citizen is essential reading for any American who cares about the fate of our nation." ―Mark R. Levin

Human history is full of the stories of peasants, subjects, and tribes. Yet the concept of the "citizen" is historically rare--and was among America's most valued ideals for over two centuries. But without shock treatment, warns Victor Davis Hanson, American citizenship may soon vanish.

In The Dying Citizen, Hanson outlines the forces that led to this crisis. The evisceration of the middle class has made many Americans dependent on the federal government. Open borders have undermined allegiance to a particular place. Identity politics have eradicated our collective sense of self. And a top-heavy state has endangered personal liberty.

The Dying Citizen is a clarion call to rebuild our collective national identity.

Author Biography

Victor Davis Hanson is a senior fellow in military history at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University and a professor emeritus of classics at California State University, Fresno. He is the author of over two dozen books, including The Case for Trump, The End of Everything, The Second World Wars, and The Counterrevolution. He lives on his family farm in Selma, California.