{"product_id":"the-new-trail-of-tears-how-washington-is-destroying-american-indians-hardcover","title":"The New Trail of Tears: How Washington Is Destroying American Indians - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNaomi Schaefer Riley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you want to know why American Indians have the highest rates of poverty of any racial group, why suicide is the leading cause of death among Indian men, why native women are two and a half times more likely to be raped than the national average and why gang violence affects American Indian youth more than any other group, do not look to history. There is no doubt that white settlers devastated Indian communities in the 19th, and early 20th centuries. But it is our policies today--denying Indians ownership of their land, refusing them access to the free market and failing to provide the police and legal protections due to them as American citizens--that have turned reservations into small third-world countries in the middle of the richest and freest nation on earth. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe tragedy of our Indian policies demands reexamination immediately--not only because they make the lives of millions of American citizens harder and more dangerous--but also because they represent a microcosm of everything that has gone wrong with modern liberalism. They are the result of decades of politicians and bureaucrats showering a victimized people with money and cultural sensitivity instead of what they truly need--the education, the legal protections and the autonomy to improve their own situation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf we are really ready to have a conversation about American Indians, it is time to stop bickering about the names of football teams and institute real reforms that will bring to an end this ongoing national shame.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNaomi Schaefer Riley is a weekly columnist for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/i\u003e and a former \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e editor and writer whose work focuses on higher education, religion, philanthropy and culture. She is the author of several books on those topics. Her book, \u003ci\u003e'Til Faith Do Us Part: How Interfaith Marriage is Transforming America\u003c\/i\u003e (Oxford, 2013), was named an editor's pick by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e. Ms. Riley's writings have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eLA Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications. She appears regularly on FoxNews and FoxBusiness. She has also appeared on Q\u0026amp;A with Brian Lamb as well as the Today Show. She graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University in English and Government. She lives in the suburbs of New York with her husband, Jason, and their three children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.1 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 26, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51800009802016,"sku":"9781594038532","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/63764f82552aef39f01d17ff0c3d7f7f.webp?v=1780829785","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-new-trail-of-tears-how-washington-is-destroying-american-indians-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}