The Four Tests by Daniel Baer
To many Americans, the country’s and the world’s problems seem “immutable and insurmountable,” Baer says. But how do we re-assert American values and ideas and turn today’s “poly-crisis” into “poly-progress?” Baer offers a clear and optimistic roadmap based on four tests: scale, investment, fairness, and identity. Drawing on his experience in foreign and domestic policy, and years as a human rights champion, he shows how, using these four tests, America can generate holistic, values-based solutions to the challenges of immigration, global governance, economic and national security, and social injustice. Note: this book is not wonky. Baer’s intellectual acuity and superb writing make his ideas compelling to anyone interested in, and worried about, salvaging America’s future.