It takes a certain degree of arrogance to speak for another person. When that person is a founding father it takes even more. Having said that, Tom Blair does a pretty good job of imagining what Ben Franklin would say about the state of the US today. Just some of the historical information and quotes from the original Poor Richard's Almanac was worth reading. There were a lot of thought provoking ideas. Although I did not agree with everything Mr. Blair had to say, I did get a new perspective on some things. It's worth reading.