86 percent of Americans believe our system of government is broken [CNN Poll - PDF]. America is divided, we have lost our direction, and our future is in jeopardy.

But it can be fixed. In 1982, famous economist Mancur Olson had a solution, but no way to implement it. In 2010, we can. By creating American Nations we re-balance the system and restore opportunity to achieve the fantastic things we were meant to accomplish, together.

• science is always the best basis for any policy decision.
• it is not the place of government to define who we are or what we believe.
• a government suborned by special interests doesn't work for the people for whom it was created.
• most problems have multiple solutions and they don't all fit into a Red/Blue, Conservative/Liberal framework, nor should they.