SCHEDULE AND NOTES

Topic 1: The Western Malaise

Topic 2: Brave New World

Topic 3: Life at the "Bottom"

Topic 4: Demise of Education

Topic 5: Destruction of the Middle Class

Topic 6: "Free" Trade

Topic 7: Endangered Species

Topic 8: Mass Immigration

Topic 9: Balkanization

FILM

WEB

ASSIGNMENTS

6,000 word 'Amundsen Rule' Paper, Topical Reader Responses (5) 

DESCRIPTION

Since the 1960s, the Western World has traced a path toward terminal decline and the end of its own civilization. Done voluntarily, this is the most momentous and fatal turn of macro-scale events of our time. This course outlines exactly why this has happened. This course includes a 6,000 word writing requirement. A grade of 2 or higher must be attained. 18 class hours.

READING LIST

Bloom, Allan, "Closing of the American Mind."

Buchanan, Pat, "Death of the West."

Warren & Tyagi, "The Two-Income Trap."

OBJECTIVES

• Learn as much as possible about the history of our civilization and your place within it
• Spread your understanding to other people who would otherwise never encounter it
• Begin to see the world around you as a place you can make a difference in

GRADING

Reader Responses (5): 25%, Midterm: 25%, Research Paper: 25%, Final: 25%.