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With its roots in the nuclear family, the nation evolves into ‘America 3.0’

By Michael Barone
Published July 4, 2013 4:00am ET
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With its roots in the nuclear family, the nation evolves into ‘America 3.0’
In James Bennett and Michael Lotus' book "America 3.0," the authors describe the roots of American exceptionalism as going back to the Anglo-Saxon invaders of England after the fall of the Roman Empire.

The Fourth of July is always an occasion to think about what the United States of America has been, is and will be. A good way to reflect on that is to pick up a copy of “America 3.0” by James Bennett and Michael Lotus and ponder its lessons.

As the title suggests, Bennett and Lotus see the nation as having evolved from an agricultural America 1.0 to an industrial America 2.0 and struggling now to evolve again into an information age America 3.0. That’s a familiar framework.

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