America's Undeclared War--Reviewed
Collateral Damage R Us
America's Undeclared War: What's Killing Our Cities and How to Stop It
Reviewed By Paul Rosenberg
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One factor in America's repeated energy problems is the built-in
wastefulness of our built environment. This wastefulness has roots
in an anti-urban political tradition dating back to Colonial Virginia,
which has also profoundly undermined many of America's progressive
political tendencies, according to Daniel Lazare's new book,
America's Undeclared War.
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America's Undeclared War: What's Killing Our Cities and How to Stop It
By Daniel Lazare
Published By Harcourt Brace
353 pages; $26.00
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Historical Roots
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America's urban problems have deep historical roots in an anti-urban
political tradition dating back Colonial Virginia.
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America's urban problems have deep historical roots, reflected in our Constitution & other political institutions. They do not reflect an inherent problem with cities per se, but a problem with them in the given cultural and political environment. So argues Daniel Lazare in America's Undeclared War, a book that combines bold claims with subtle arguments that shed light on the whole sweep of American history.
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