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Sadly, President Trump exhibits all the negative characteristics of President Theodore Roosevelt, and none of the positive ones.

It’s easy to be a pessimist today. It’s much harder—but much more rewarding—to be a pragmatist. "Fixing America: Essays on Domestic and Foreign Policy"  is a book for those who still believe in the promise of this country. Author James Matthew Sawatzki argues that we are analyzing our problems incorrectly, which is why our solutions keep failing. By identifying the true  root causes of policy failures, he suggests practical steps that could actually work. This isn't a book of

We all feel it. The polarization, the endless shouting matches, and the sinking feeling that nothing actually gets solved . But what if the solutions aren't as complicated as politicians pretend they are? In his bold new book, "Fixing America: Essays on Domestic and Foreign Policy,"  James Matthew Sawatzki doesn't just complain about the problems—he offers a blueprint for fixing them. Sawatzki isn't a Washington insider. He’s a veteran educator who spent 38 years teaching his

James Matthew Sawatzki spent nearly four decades in the classroom, winning the Governor's Award for Excellence in Teaching History . Now, he’s retired, but he hasn’t stopped teaching. He’s just changed his classroom—to the entire American public. His new book, "Fixing America,"  reads like the most engaging civics class you never had. Sawatzki uses his deep knowledge of history to contextually analyze today's headlines, proving that our current crises aren't unprecedented, an