The chief novelty of the book is that it’s written by a teenager. But beyond that, there is not much that either liberals or conservatives can gain from reading it. He tackles the same issues as most other conservative columnists but in a less comprehensive and more provocative manner.
Williams labels abortion the “The American Holocaust,” arguing that “a child developing in the womb is still human — no matter what stage of development he might be at.”
He then transforms into a geneticist: “If one [identical] twin’s DNA has a homosexual genetic trait, then it is inevitable that both twins will be homosexuals.
However, that is not the case with all twins. … Thus, the gay gene theory is, once again, debunked by using logical scientific research.”
But the home-schooled student doesn’t stop at lambasting abortion and homosexuality. He scatters his rhetorical shots all over the place — how the American Civil Liberties Union, the National Education Association, the National Organization for Women and Planned Parenthood continue to assault Judeo-Christian values; why the ACLU’s work to remove God from the realm of government is detrimental to the nation, why much of secular humanism is “nonsense” and why most entertainment on the nation’s airwaves is inappropriate for children and teenagers such as himself.
It’s not that what Williams writes is necessarily right or wrong. It’s not that his work lacks a research base or citations. It’s not even that he lacks the life experiences of most writers that could provide him with a deeper perspective. It’s rather that the crux of many of his arguments doesn’t hold up, that his writing is more provocative than insightful, that he gives insufficient attention to far too much.
Williams implores the up-and-coming generation to bring America back to the values on which it was founded. And he is right in highlighting that this is by and large a generation that is more interested in Britney Spears’s fashion than in political affairs.
If students are intrigued by politics and want to find an author with whom they can relate, Williams is just as good as any, for a teenage perspective offers some value in and of itself.
But readers will be disappointed if they’re hoping for authentic political insight or thorough analysis. The highest path Williams embarks on is a genuine call to young Americans to express their views and to be involved with politics and current events.
“It will take hard work, a lot of blood, a lot of sweat, and many tears,” Williams writes, referring to the daunting task of changing America.
Despite the rhetoric so hauntingly reminiscent of Churchill, expect to encounter a quite different political ideology.
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