John K. Roth, "Saving the American Dream: Meditations for Dark Times" (Wipf and Stock, 2026)

Summary

The American Dream at its best is an ethical ideal and a moral compass. If respected and sustained, it can guide the United States through Trump 2.0. Anchored in the US Constitution, Saving the American Dream features meditations for dark times. Meditations are intentional acts of focused attention. Its fundamental premise is that individuals moved to communal action by warned awareness and committed resistance are indispensable to meet challenges that grow by the day. Guidance from reliable American writers—philosophers, historians, novelists, poets, essayists, religious thinkers—maps the way.

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Marci Mazzarotto is an Associate Professor and Department Chair of Communication at Georgian Court University in New Jersey. Her research interests center on the intersection of academic theory and artistic practice with a focus on mass media (particularly film & television), along with popular culture and the avant-garde.

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