Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Some valuable thoughts, but little depth!

Barone does have some valuable analysis in areas such as welfare reform and the military. However, most other areas of discussion are unoriginal, superficial, and at times devoid of support. The statistical support for his information on welfare reform (ex. Tommy Thompson-WI) and the success of advancement in the military for non-whites has merit. His exploration into the ills of our educational system becomes a crusade as the evidence for his claims is nonexistent. He would have done better to eliminate it from the book because it is much more complex than what he portrays. He mentions that the failure of our schools can only be changed by parents; but those parents spend less time with their kids, are more concerned with grades than acquistion of knowledge, and at times omit the Hard symbol of accountability. Overall a decent book, but unoriginal in thought and lacking significant depth.