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Title: The De-Valuing of America: The Fight for Our Culture and Our Children by William J. Bennett, Robert Morris ISBN: 0-7861-0654-9 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks Pub. Date: February, 1995 Format: Audio Cassette Volumes: 9 List Price(USD): $62.95

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Average Customer Rating: 3.89 (9 reviews)

Rating: 2
Summary: Nice effort, but better works out there
Comment: Bennett's The De-Valuing of America is an admirable attempt to illustrate the decline of standards in late 20th century culture and education. Although I have a high level of respect for Bennett's principles, there is a vast array of better works out there illustrating the same issues.

Rating: 5
Summary: Phsyician and parent
Comment: This is a great book. All parents and teachers should read it. Our country needs more people like Bennett. The book accurately discusses current issues in American schools and drug problems in America. I was educated at Princeton and Yale and am now a practicing physician. It is true what Bennett and Bork have said about the harmful effect of unrealistic liberals at prestigious institutions have corrupted American values and have contributed to the decline of American academic and moral standards. This book will help you to sort through the problems faced by someone trying to make sure that their children get a good education in the United States and to avoid the pitfalls of drug abuse and irresponsible behavior.

Rating: 2
Summary: Highly disappointing read
Comment: Mr. Bennett shows a sad, vindictive streak in this book, which I had not expected from him. He acts as if the whole point of politics is to win debates, using whatever vitriol necessary to score points, with no regard for civility or morality. It is nice to see that for all his liberal-bashing in this text, he found better ground in the future, for in his book on virtues he explicitly makes the point that good, moral people can be liberals or conservatives. If you can ignore the rampant hatred, he makes some decent points. The section on drug policy is a great read, much nicer than his assault on teacher unions when he supposedly is writing about education. I wouldn't really recommend this book to anyone, though it has some positive features. There are more open-minded and insightful political writers out there, like Michael Lind, Richard John Neuhaus or Jim Wallis. Let's not confine ourselves to the angry complaints of a bureacrat like Bennett.