Losing control : the United States in 1980 -- Borrowing as a way of life : a dependent economy and a fragmenting society -- Strangers in the land : open borders and American identity -- Glad morning again : a Reagan revolution? -- Reviving and winning the Cold War -- The morning after : the limitations of conservatism -- Gentleman George, culture wars, and the return of malaise -- Groping for a new world order -- The era of globalization -- Porous borders and global warming -- The new age of Bill Clinton -- Democracy for the world -- The Comeback Kid v. the Gringrich who stole Christmas -- Since 2001 : decade of crises.