It should be said upfront that Dreher's book is largely preaching to a choir of religious conservatives that already share his concerns. For me, that detracted from his persuasive power. As an avid Dreher fan, I kept expecting to be pounded with the weight of the data showing that the American civilization has likely passed the point of no return. This is, of course, a linchpin of his argument. Drastic times eliminate the appeal of half measures.
Dreher does touch on relevant psychological, religious, and social data, but it's the accumulated evidence on his blog over the years that has helped convinced me of this crucial part of his thesis more than anything. (Also, when someone such as Charles Murray thinks, with unrelenting data trends and political realities to back himself up, the American experiment is probably over, well, it's probably over.)
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