Right now, parents suffer sleepless nights worrying that they will lose their jobs, their homes, and their hopes for their children. Citizens struggle to make sense of a society disdainful of—-and destructive to—-the traditional culture of faith, truth, virtue, and beauty. Government—-under both parties—-has swollen to grotesque proportions, racked up staggering debt, and become a threat to Americans' freedom. In the aftermath of a historic election, fueled by citizens willing to stand against a government seemingly aligned against them, U.S. Representative Thaddeus McCotter makes a spirited cry for sanity in a chaotic age. Seize Freedom! boldly confronts the quartet of generational challenges that too many leaders ignore or belittle, and charts the path of truth and renewal for America. So many of our problems, the author shows, have been exacerbated by ideology, which John Adams aptly called the "science of idiocy." With incisive thought and wicked humor McCotter attacks the idiocy that pervades Washington. He wisely calls for ridding ourselves of ideology as the first step to transcending our great challenges In ancient Athens, the patriot Demosthenes pleaded with a prideful and pampered people to confront threats to their "In God's name, I beg of you to think." The Athenians refused to listen, falling sway to demagogues who dismissed the dangers. Soon their civilization was crushed.