The Dying Citizen by historian Victor Davis Hansen is an impressive study chronicling the rise of the idea of democracy and concepts of what citizenship entailed as civilizations developed， thrived， and failed。 He highlights the various classes that developed in Ancient Greece and Roman times that laid the foundation for our modern world leading to the most precious of documents…the Constitution of the United States。 He then proceeds to point out the attacks coming from abroad （globalization） an The Dying Citizen by historian Victor Davis Hansen is an impressive study chronicling the rise of the idea of democracy and concepts of what citizenship entailed as civilizations developed， thrived， and failed。 He highlights the various classes that developed in Ancient Greece and Roman times that laid the foundation for our modern world leading to the most precious of documents…the Constitution of the United States。 He then proceeds to point out the attacks coming from abroad （globalization） and domestically （leftist progressivism） that assail it。 This is a book that should be read by all patriotic Americans who are aghast at the direction we’re heading。 I voluntarily reviewed an advance copy of this book from NetGalley。 Highly recommend。 。。。more