Talk:No Apology

The Audacity of Hope has the following sections: 1 Origin 2 Reception 3 Versions and translations 4 References 5 External links 5.1 Book excerpts

However Romney is not as important as Obama, as Romney was an almost Republican Nominee, and Obama won.

Perhaps a better comparison is Going Rogue by Palin: 1 Summary and themes 2 Writing process 3 Commercial and critical reception 3.1 Analysis and reactions 3.2 Reviews 4 Book tour 5 Parodies 6 References in popular culture 7 References 8 External links —Preceding unsigned comment added by Myclob (talk • contribs) 02:56, 15 March 2010 (UTC)


 * Yes, you're right, this article needs a lot more content. Start writing, you're the one to do it ...  Wasted Time R (talk) 03:00, 15 March 2010 (UTC)

I'll write an outline, people can start writing stuff as they feel, and who-ever can move it to the real page when it is written well enough:


 * See WikiProject Books/Non-fiction article for some general advice on writing book articles. Note that the synopsis should only be 400-700 words.  Wasted Time R (talk) 02:29, 20 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I'm doing the outline just for background discussion purposes... not every chapter will have something worth mentioning. 99.142.69.100 (talk)

Contents

 * Chapter 1: The Pursuit of the Difficult
 * "Facing our challenges head on"... talks about his Dad, America, soviets. Mentions Hitler, Kim Jung Ill
 * "Four Strategies to Achieve World Order"
 * Economic freedom and political freedom. America and the west... may tick off the far right, by saying nice things about Sweden.
 * Free enterprise, no political freedom: China... China probably develops a profile of all potential presidents, and I wonder who they let read Romney's book, and if it gets them mad...
 * Authoritarian rule, energy based economy, instead of free market: Russia
 * Violent Jihadism
 * A change in foregn Policy. This is where Romney talks about Obama... you would think from the Title that there would be more Obama...

Perhaps the article should will mention content from this section. Do historians agree or disagree with Romney? Where did Romney get his information? This chapter seems a lot to me like Guns, Germs, and Steel Causes mentioned: The wealthy and powerful wanting to keep the status quo, common people turning the national treasury into unsustainable personal bank accounts...
 * Chapter 2: Why Nations Decline
 * The Ottomans. More political landminds here for Romney.
 * The Great Wall
 * The Sun Sets on the British Empire
 * Common Causes?
 * Why Nations Fiddle as They Burn
 * Chapter 3: The Pursuit of Power
 * Chapter 4: Pathways of American Power
 * Chapter 5: A Free and Productive Economy
 * Chapter 6: The Worst Generation
 * Chapter 7: Healing Health Care
 * Chapter 8: An American Education
 * Chapter 9: Running Low
 * Chapter 10: The Culture of Citizenship
 * Chapter 11: America the Beautiful
 * Epilogue
 * Acknowledgments
 * Index —Preceding unsigned comment added by Myclob (talk • contribs) 02:06, 20 March 2010 (UTC)

The book largely avoids discussion of social issues?
I think the whole book is about social issues... I think the main theme is on page 45... it says, "When popular opinion places self above nation and the present above the future, nations slide from power to weakness." The book seams to be an appeal for the country to improve it's culture, and culture seems to me to be a social issue... However I have only read the first to chapters... It just seems like the set-up seems to be steering the book towards discussing what Americans value... I guess you are right that specific social issues like abortion don't get talked about a lot, but what social issues are you talking about, and what books DO discuss social issues?99.142.69.100 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 15:35, 20 March 2010 (UTC).


 * The article is referring to the hot-button, politicized social issues of abortion, gay marriage, DADT, prayer in schools, teaching creationism, etc. Obviously in the broader sense, everything is a social issue.  Wasted Time R (talk) 17:37, 20 March 2010 (UTC)
 * That makes sense... I think the whole label is hard to understand, but I think you are right...99.142.69.100 (talk) 00:58, 21 March 2010 (UTC)

Executive Summary
Romney says that American strength is important for our own interests and the world’s. He warns that China and a Russia threaten to overtake us and radicalized Islam threaten us. Romney makes arguments based on history for why great powers collapse and discusses how that could happen in America, and what America can do to stop it. Romney discusses the long-term decline of America’s manufacturing, and educational system, and the corrupted financial practices, and impact of entitlements on America’s future obligations.

Romney proposes solutions he believes will rebuild industry, create jobs, reduce spending on entitlements and healthcare, improve education, and restore military power. He also calls for a commitment to citizenship.

Many of his solutions run counter to Republican thinking.99.142.69.100 (talk) 16:07, 20 March 2010 (UTC)