{"product_id":"the-vanishing-american-adult-our-comingofage-crisisand-how-to-rebuild-a-culture-of-selfreliance-9781250114402","title":"The Vanishing American Adult: Our Coming-of-Age Crisis--and How to Rebuild a Culture of Self-Reliance","description":"\u003cp\u003eTHE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER  In an era of safe spaces  trigger warnings  and an unprecedented election  the countrys youth are in crisis. Senator Ben Sasse warns the nation about the existential threat to Americas future.  Raised by well-meaning but overprotective parents and coddled by well-meaning but misbegotten government programs  Americas youth are ill-equipped to survive in our highly-competitive global economy.  Many of the coming-of-age rituals that have defined the American experience since the Founding: learning the value of working with your hands  leaving home to start a family  becoming economically self-reliantare being delayed or skipped altogether. The statistics are daunting: 30% of college students drop out after the first year  and only 4 in 10 graduate. One in three 18-to-34 year-olds live with their parents.  From these disparate phenomena: Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse who as president of a Midwestern college observed the trials of this generation up close  sees an existential threat to the American way of life.  In The Vanishing American Adult  Sasse diagnoses the causes of a generation that cant grow up and offers a path for raising children to become active and engaged citizens. He identifies core formative experiences that all young people should pursue: hard work to appreciate the benefits of labor  travel to understand deprivation and want  the power of reading  the importance of nurturing your bodyand explains how parents can encourage them.  Our democracy depends on responsible  contributing adults to function properlywithout them America falls prey to populist demagogues. A call to arms  The Vanishing American Adult will ignite a much-needed debate about the link between the way were raising our children and the future of our country.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45647578169397,"sku":"ByrdShop_1250114403","price":27.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781250114402.jpg?v=1781693826","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-vanishing-american-adult-our-comingofage-crisisand-how-to-rebuild-a-culture-of-selfreliance-9781250114402","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}