The Founders’ Warning
What America’s Founders Might Tell Us Today
What would George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Adams think of the nation they founded? Would they recognize the American Republic they risked everything to create? And what advice would they offer to citizens facing the challenges of the twenty-first century?
The Founders' Warning is a thought-provoking work of historical fiction that imagines an extraordinary conversation across time. Through vivid fictional dialogues, America's Founding Fathers revisit the birth of the Republic in 1789, confront the political and social realities of modern America, and look ahead to a possible future in 2040.
As they debate one another—and us—they revisit the principles that shaped the Constitution: liberty under the rule of law, separation of powers, checks and balances, federalism, representative government, civic virtue, and the peaceful transfer of power. Their conversations also explore today's most pressing questions, including political polarization, public trust, voting rights, immigration, economic fairness, civic responsibility, and ethical leadership.
Rather than offering partisan answers, The Founders' Warning invites readers of every political perspective to reflect on the enduring ideas that have guided the American experiment for more than two centuries. The Founders do not always agree with one another, making their conversations as engaging as they are enlightening.
Written by political economist Werner Neff, this unique novel combines historical insight with imaginative storytelling to make American civics accessible, engaging, and relevant. It challenges readers to consider not only how the Republic was built, but also what is required to preserve it for future generations.
If you enjoy historical fiction, American history, constitutional history, political philosophy, or books that inspire thoughtful discussion rather than political division, The Founders' Warning offers a timely and memorable journey into the ideas that continue to shape the United States.
A conversation across centuries. A warning for today. A vision for tomorrow.
The text of this book was first published under the title:
What Would The Founding Fathers Tell Us Today?
Restore Trust
Economic Solutions to Current Social and Political Issues in the U.S.
RESTORE TRUST is an invitation to take a fresh look at the current socio-economic reality in this country. Neff discusses economic solutions to dysfunctional politics and offers a conclusive call to action to restore trust and defend the needs and core values of the American people.
Neff offers opportunities and solutions to create a shift to strengthen our democracy. Poverty is a structural problem created by economic thinking errors and institutional poverty traps, revealed, and discussed in detail in this book. Neff argues that America is a welfare state.
Democratic principles are distorted. The current political system allows the wealthy and large corporations to covertly influence legislation and bend economic laws in their favor.
Economic thinking errors are the source of our entitlement society.
The working poor are a social problem created by politics. The low minimum wage does not support a most basic lifestyle and as a result, food stamps, free medical services and other social programs become necessary to cover the gap. Half of the Federal budget supports the poor and the elderly across the country. Americans, mostly the middle class, subsidize this insufficient minimum wage with their taxes and unknowingly and indirectly support the bottom line of companies that underpay their employees.
Restore Our Democracy
The Case for Equality and Justice
The gifts we inherited from our Founding Fathers are The Declaration of Independence, The Constitution, and The Bill of Rights: guidelines for peacefully living together. These democratic principles are based on values and needs, to guide our leaders in good times and bad.
We have also inherited unhealthy ideals and patterns from our ancestors who impact us still today and hold us hostage in the past, stuck in entitlement, racism, dominance, and inequality. Many of these ideals no longer serve us. We must reevaluate leadership and revisit our commitments to the American People.
RESTORE OUR DEMOCRACY is a reflection on history, political philosophy, and the current political and economic reality. The author takes a raw look at how our unconscious loyalty to the past continues to impact our society still, today. The book revisits the original values and principles of Democracy. Neff warns of the dangers of the current distortions of our democracy and calls it a covert betrayal on the American people.
