"The United States was founded in the late 18th century as the first republic based on modern democratic rules. The Constitution and the Bill of Rights established the governing structure of the country, with a separation of powers among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches.

What the Founding Fathers learned from the Greeks and Romans shaped America, and it created the model for modern democracy, which was later copied by countries around the world.

In The Founders’ Warning, Werner Neff brings the Founding Fathers into fictional dialogue with America’s present and future. Through powerful conversations across 1789, 2020, and 2040, the book examines the principles that shaped the American experiment: freedom, justice, equality, fair representation, ethical leadership, checks and balances, and the peaceful transfer of power. The author believes that democratic principles, ethical and selfless leadership in service of the people are the pillars to justice, equality, and prosperity for all.

Today, America faces a dangerous erosion of those principles. Abuse of power, political manipulation, extreme partisanship, mistrust, voting restrictions, gerrymandering, institutional decay, and the weakening of civic responsibility have placed the American republic under pressure.