Includes bibliographical references and index.

Patriotism should be promoted / William J. Bennett -- Patriotism should be abandoned / Robert Jensen -- Capitalism is beneficial / John Mueller -- Capitalism is not always beneficial / David Hilfiker -- "Religion is essential to America / Joe Lieberman -- Religion is not essential to America / Dan Barker -- America's youth are in moral decline / James A. Lee -- America's youth are advancing morally / Jonathan V. Last -- Popular culture undermines American values / Steve Bonta -- Popular culture does not undermine American values -- John Derbyshire -- consumerism harms American culture / Dolores Curran -- consumerism benefits American culture / James B. Twitchel -- Valuing diversity is patriotic / Martha c. Nussbaum -- Valuing diversity is not patriotic / David Warren Saxe -- Patriotism and liberalism are compatible / Craig Cox -- The patriotism of some liberals is questionable / Jonah Goldberg -- Supporting war is not patriotic / Howard Zinn -- Supporting the peace movement is not patriotic / David Horowitz -- Policies that favor the traditional family strengthen American values / Bridget Maher -- Policies that favor the traditional family threaten American values / Wendy Kaminer -- A commitment to the common good enhances American values / Larry Park Daloz -- A commitment to the common good endangers American values / Robert Tracinski -- The ten commandments should be publicly displayed / Justin Dyer -- The ten commandments should not be publicly displayed / J.R. Labbe.