American Pie: Has the Music Died?

American Pie: Has the Music Died? opens a searching examination of the American story at a moment when many feel the nation has drifted from its once‑steady rhythm. Drawing on the cultural resonance of Don McLean's iconic anthem—not to interpret the song, but to use its imagery as a civic lens—Michael J. Gallucci explores how a nation's "e;music"e; can fade long before anyone notices it slipping a...