We Americans approach -- not a crossroads -- but a branching of our political road where several destinations are possible. One requires surrendering power to what has become our governing class of the rich and the "warriors." Another takes us to an expanded democracy where the gap between the "have much" and the "have little" is greatly reduced. The choices will be selected, in the way democracies have always selected their paths, by the ongoing clash of economic interests. This book is a meditation about our nation, our incessant warring around the world, the fateful legacy of the South, our American way of religion, and the rumblings caused by disparities of power and wealth that undermine our national unity. This is a meditation on the dimming but ignitable prospects for unity and fraternity among us.