With a fresh and perceptive reading of Abraham Lincoln's own writings and speeches, Donald Phillips reveals how America's 16th president handled many of the same national dilemmas we face today. Looking to Lincoln's exemplary leadership of a fractured nation, Phillips offers a deeply relevant analysis of how Lincoln's example could help forge solutions to the many issues and divisions challenging our country now, including terrorism, gun control, climate change, the welfare state, and the influence of special interest groups on Congress.