 Dr. Ben Carson is a renowned neurosurgeon, former U.S. presidential candidate, and author of, most recently, The Perilous Fight, overcoming our culture's war on the American family. Family is where you derive your identity. With the breakup of the black family, you see the violence that has ensued. The murder rates in our cities are so high, people don't respect other people's lives. A lot of that has to do with the missing fathers.