America is at a turning point. For the first time in history, the United States is the world’s lone superpower—in Andrew Cuomo’s words, “both the tamer and target of an unstable world.” New technology and the omnipresent media have transformed the way we do everything, from amassing wealth to practicing politics. Simultaneously, the U.S. economy is in a shambles, with the largest federal budget deficit in our history. The coming octogenarian boom promises to put the greatest strain on federal government resources the United States has ever known, and America is faced with new security threats and diplomatic crises daily.

The success of our nation in the coming decades will depend on how our elected leaders respond to these challenges. Can the Democrats, divided and ineffectual since well before the crushing defeats of 2002, revitalize their agenda, forge a meaningful message, and end the Republican stranglehold on the federal government? Can Republicans, fresh from new victories, build on their successes? And how will a younger generation, largely alienated from both parties but often intensely political, articulate its desires in the years ahead?

The writers invited by Andrew Cuomo to contribute to this landmark book, a who’s who of American leadership, address these and other pressing questions of our political life. At once a diagnosis and a call to arms, Crossroads will set the terms of political debate as America moves forward.

-Dr. William J. Bennett

"This is an extraordinary political moment. Andrew Cuomo has lived it, learned from it and gathered a diverse group of Democrats and Republicans who've done the same. Crossroads will help you make sense of today's fast-changing political terrain."

-George Stephanopoulos

"This is a very thoughtful collection of essays on a key period in America's political history - organized and interpreted by one of the keenest political analysts in our country!"

-Former Vice President Al Gore

"In office, or out, Andrew Cuomo is a valuable citizen, as this book demonstrates. There are enough ideas and soul-searching sandwiched between its covers — many provocative, some silly — to fuel a great debate, the kind of debate the country deserves but rarely receives in a presidential year."

-Ken Auletta