What Unites Us by Dan Rather with Elliot Kirschner Summary
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In "What Unites Us," legendary newsman Dan Rather examines America's core values during divisive times. This New York Times bestseller - praised as "a tonic for our times" - asks a provocative question: Can the principles that once united us save democracy when we need them most?
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The Thread That Binds: Rediscovering Our Shared American Story
Flying over America at night, you see something remarkable from 30,000 feet: millions of lights scattered across the darkness, each one representing a home, a family, a life. For Dan Rather, this view became a metaphor during six decades of bearing witness to American history. What holds these scattered lights together? In our current moment of fracture and fury, when neighbors can barely speak to each other across political divides, this question has never felt more urgent. Rather's reflections arrive not as partisan prescription but as something rarer-an elder statesman of journalism offering hard-won wisdom about the values that have always united us, even when we've forgotten they exist.
Loving an Imperfect Country: What Patriotism Really Means
The Vote and the Courage to Dissent: Democracy's Twin Pillars
Truth Under Siege: When Facts Become Optional
From Tolerance to True Inclusion: Building a Nation for Everyone
Where Science Meets Democracy: The Battle for Facts and Reason
The Empathy That Holds Us Together
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