Prof. Falk highlights key points in Western history that undergird America's values of individualism and entrepreneurialism, then shows how US citizens, organizations, and government in fact undermine our rights and responsibilities, eroding the achievements of centuries past. We need to integrate people of diverse backgrounds, but we need social cohesion as well. Can we overcome the tension between rights and abuses, reconcile individual responsibility and the entitlement to a safety net, and pull our country together?