The United States is going to hell in a handbasket, but political correctness and "wokeness" has prevented accurate analyses of the causes of our problems and consequently the specific remedies to correct them. "Proud to be American" addresses this head-on by providing many analyses and solutions.

It includes 68 posts, organized into nine categories: politics, energy and the environment, jobs and the economy, world and national security, race relations, health and nutrition, relationships and divorce, cats and critters, and American culture. Most topics were chosen for their controversy and importance, and each written independent of the others. They were originally written for my blog, MikeRussoExpose.com.

I decided to include those posts that address issues that are important to the United States as well as your safety, welfare, and happiness. For example, my posts on marriage, relationships, and divorce I strongly believe can significantly help couples be happier together. My posts on inflation, fossil fuels, climate change, China, North Korea, and presidents Trump, Biden, and Obama will help you understand what's really happening in the world.

I named the book, "Proud to be American" and expanded on this theme in an article I included in the first segment, politics. Americans need complete, accurate information on which to base good decisions, but most media cannot be trusted to provide truthful and accurate information. The New York Times, Washington Post, ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, MSNBC, etc. are unreliable reporting on anything with political implications. Moreover, most people simply do not have the time to spend that is required to discern the truth for themselves.

Looking on the bright side of our national predicament, despite the fact that the U.S. will be seriously hurting by 2025, the right president with the right policies should be able to return it to normalcy, although there's only one that can thwart China's aggression.