THE AMERICAN MALADY

America is not a new Rome.
It is a new Carthage.

Now available in English for the first time, The American Malady by Alain de Benoist and Giorgio Locchi delivers an unflinching, illiberal European critique of the United States.

Key insights from the book:

• America’s unique ethos: Rooted in relentless material striving and Enlightenment egalitarianism.
• Cultural characteristics: Defined by anti-authority, commercialism, and a quantitative worldview.
• Transformation through Puritan ideals: The U.S. became a “moral superpower” by rejecting traditional hierarchy and patriarchal authority, elevating a child-like sovereignty over the father.

Resolute and provocative, The American Malady rethinks America not as a model, but as a grave danger to European civilization.