One Nation; What We Can All Do to Save America's Future

xxvi, [2], 225, [3] pages. Index. Signed by Ben Carson on fep. Benjamin Solomon Carson Sr. (born September 18, 1951) is an American neurosurgeon, author, and politician who is the 17th and current United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, under the Trump Administration. He had been a candidate for President of the United States in the Republican primaries in 2016. In 2008, he was bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award in the United States. Carson's widely publicized speech at the 2013 National Prayer Breakfast catapulted him to fame for his views on social and political issues. In July 2013, Carson joined The Washington Times as an opinion columnist. In October 2013, Fox News hired Carson as a contributor, to provide analysis and commentary across Fox News Channel's daytime and primetime programming. Carson wrote: In February 2013 I gave a speech at the National Prayer Breakfast. Standing a few feet from President Obama, I warned my fellow citizens of the dangers facing our country and called for a return to the principles that made America great. Many Americans heard and responded, but our nation's decline has continued. Today the danger is greater than ever before, and I have never shared a more urgent message than I do now. Our growing debt and deteriorating morals have driven us far from the founders' intent. Obamacare threatens our health, liberty, and financial future. Media elitism and political correctness are out of control. We seem to have lost our ability to discuss important issues calmly and respectfully regardless of party affiliation or other differences. We have to come together to solve our problems. I have proposed a road out of our decline, appealing to America's decency and common sense.…