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Main Themes
The New Normal predicts a future in which economic growth is slowing down and terrorism is rising.

The book sees a world in which we will be unable to leave to our children a more affluent way of life than we had. The book hence suggests that we should and can redefine what constitutes a good life. It presents evidence that even if income continues to rise, true contentment may well have to be found in activities other than consuming ever more material goods.

Much of the book asks which new security measures, to protect us from future terrorist attacks, are excessive and undermine our liberal democracies—and which are quite reasonable and necessary? In the process, it examines the work of the NSA, CIA, TSA, and DNA data banks among others.

About the author
Amitai Etzioni is a University Professor and Professor of International relations at The George Washington University. He served as a senior adviser to the Carter White House and as President of the American Sociological Association. He taught at Columbia University, Harvard, and University of California, Berkeley.