Author, Teacher, Speaker, Podcaster
What Is This Book About... really?
My book, AMERICA: If You Can Keep It, is a patriotic and philosophical call to action, written with the intention of awakening readers to what I believe are the gradual erosion of American liberty, values, and historical truth. It uses metaphor-rich language to illustrate the dangers facing the United States — not from foreign enemies, but from within, through ignorance, complacency, and misinformation.
America is at risk — not from a sudden collapse, but from a slow decay of its foundational principles.
Piggy-backing off of what Os Guinness writes, I compare this process to termites eating away at the roots of the tree of liberty — a metaphor for small, often unseen forces undermining the nation’s strength from the inside out.
This book is a warning, a history lesson, and a motivational appeal all in one. It aims to educate readers about what the I believe through my education and independent learning as the true principles of America's founding, and to alert them to modern threats against those principles — whether political, cultural, or educational. I challenge the reader to become a protector of liberty by seeking truth, rejecting complacency, and understanding that freedom is both fragile and priceless.
These Are The Key Ideas.
1. The "Tree of Liberty" Under Attack
In this book I portray liberty as a tree with roots grounded in America’s founding ideals. The “termites” symbolize internal threats like misinformation, complacency, moral decay, or ideological shifts that corrode those roots. The “corrosive sap” is symbolic of tyranny — something that seems to have subtly crept in.
2. Ignorance and Complacency as National Threats
I warn that the greatest danger to freedom is not overt aggression, but citizens not knowing or caring enough to protect what they have. It is our civic responsibility to protect freedom and to have historical awareness.
3. Reclaiming Historical Truth
In this book I submit to you that America’s heritage is rich but misunderstood, and that misleading or revisionist teachings have caused many to lose sight of the nation’s founding truths. I urge you, the reader, to research the true origins and ideals of the United States, rather than passively accept modern interpretations.
4. Liberty as a Costly but Sacred Gift
In this book, a central claim is that freedom is not free. It must be actively defended and maintained. The phrase “if you can keep it” echoes Benjamin Franklin’s famous quote about the fragility of a republic and reflects the concern that liberty may be lost through neglect.
5. God-given, Unalienable Rights
In this book, I emphasize a foundational belief that American rights come not from government but from God — a view closely aligned with the language of the Declaration of Independence. This positions the book and my view within a constitutional grounded framework.