The End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot191 reviews Naomi Wolf Chelsea Green Publishing, 2007 History Repeats Itself? + Eye Opening and Scarey + Everything I hoped for + an eye opener             The Age of the Warrior: Selected Essays by Robert Fisk3 reviews Robert Fisk Nation Books, 2008 Superb studies of the Middle East + A reader of Robert Fisk + Important, but ... This book is a selection from Robert Fisk's Saturday columns in the Independent from 1998 to 2007. These writings cover films and novels, the World Wars, the first British war of occupation of Iraq, the wars in Iraq, Lebanon and Afghanistan, the Turkish genocide of Armenians, and many other ...             Leo Strauss and the Politics of American Empire21 reviews Anne Norton Yale University Press, 2005 Wonderful and thrilling book, not for everyone + Strauss, Straussians and the University of Chicago + GUTSY, PERSONAL, AND SUPERB + Excellent Introduction to Neo Conservatism + Outing the neocons             The Essential Chomsky6 reviews Noam Chomsky New Press, 2008 Noam Chomsky, one of the greatest living Intellectuals. + The Essential Chomsky + A fitting tribute to a great intellectual + "libidinous Power..." + Provokes both thought and action             Rebels All!: A Short History of the Conservative Mind in Postwar America (Ideas in Action) Kevin Mattson Rutgers University Press, 2008 Do you ever wonder why conservative pundits drop the word "faggot" or talk about killing and then Christianizing Muslims abroad? Do you wonder why the right's spokespeople seem so confrontational, rude, and over-the-top recently? Does it seem strange that conservative books have such apocalyptic titles? Do you marvel at why conservative writers trumpeted the "rebel" qualities of George W. Bush ...             Muqtada: Muqtada al-Sadr, the Shia Revival, and the Struggle for Iraq8 reviews Patrick Cockburn Scribner, 2008 In depth look at Iraqi Culture and Politics + A Personal View of the Shia Political Culture and Muqtada al-Sadr + For What It's Worth + essential reading for anyone interested in Iraq + This is a superb book!             The Fall of the House of Bush: The Untold Story of How a Band of True Believers Seized the Executive Branch, ...33 reviews Craig Unger Scribner, 2007 A deeply important book + NEOCONS INVASION OF THE GOVENMENT + he gets it right This book is astonishing it shows in rivetting detail the perfect storm that arose from the following 4 factors: George W. Bush's life-long feeling of living in his father's shadow The forward march of the right (particularly the neocons) in terms of institutions, media, think tanks and the ...             Unjust Rewards: Exposing Greed and Inequality in Britain Today Polly Toynbee, David Walker Granta Books, 2008 The rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer. City workers earn millions. Manual workers earn less than they did thirty years ago. The widening gap is tearing apart the fabric of our society. In this urgent polemic, "Guardian" journalist Polly Toynbee and the "Guardian's" economics editor David Walker present a worrying portrait of Britain today. Their gripping investigation takes ...             The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason836 reviews Sam Harris W. W. Norton, 2005 It actually worked! + Anti-theism without explicit atheism plus 9/11 causation revealed + From a former christian + Well worth it - even after reading Dawkins, Dennett and Hitchens             Takeover: The Return of the Imperial Presidency and the Subversion of American Democracy38 reviews Charlie Savage Back Bay Books, 2008 Those who warp the Constitution and evade accountability + TAKEOVER + The History of the Unitary Executive Theory. + Great Read! Well written, accessible, compelling, and disturbing + Well-Done Warning of Power Abuses             The Post-American World152 reviews Fareed Zakaria W. W. Norton, 2008 A Moment Comes + Undoing of the United States by the United States + Interesting but.... + A must read for the current times + The Post American World             The Ghost62 reviews Robert Harris Pocket Star, 2008 A "transparent" Slam? + Enjoyable Thriller Really? You figured out that he meant Tony Blair? Good for you! Folks, it all depends on which side of the political fence you find yourself. If you are one of the irredeemable 21 percenters who think Bush and his far better spoken lapdog Tony Blair were just the best team ever, then you by ...             The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder222 reviews Vincent Bugliosi Vanguard Press, 2008 Calling All Editors + A lot of questions for Mr. Bugliosi??????????????????? My future son-in-law, Kenny Rojas, was killed by an IED in Bayji,Iraq on October 29,2005. He was 21. I read a Stephen Spender poem at his closed-casket funeral. His death destroyed his family and devastated ours. Believe me, there is NO ONE who would like to see George W. Bush prosecuted for ...             The Baptizing of America: The Religious Right's Plans for the Rest of Us16 reviews Rabbi James Rudin Basic Books, 2006 thanks for speaking truth + Accurate and surprisingly objective It's about time someone named the elephant in the living room. While some of Rudin's conclusions are speculative (and he admits this), he boldly criticizes the Christocracy (i.e. Christian religious right) for their unrelenting agenda to make America a Christian society. Some critique the book as ...             Leo Strauss and the American Right14 reviews Shadia B. Drury Palgrave Macmillan, 1999 Postmodern Conservativism + Warning: This will keep you awake at night + The Atheists in the White House The chief insight offered by Shadia Drury in LEO STRAUSS AND THE AMERICAN RIGHT is that Leo Strauss's political philosophy is a radical variant of conservatism whose assumptions and strategies are at odds with traditional conservatism. While both Straussian and Burkean philosophy appear similar in ...             How the GOP Stole America's 2004 Election & Is Rigging 20088 reviews Bob Fitrakis, Harvey Wasserman harveywasserman.com, 2005 A Book That Speaks Factually for the Majority + Necessary read for every citizen + Must Read manual for 2008 elections A Book That Speaks Factually for the Majority By Christine Rizkallah When comedian Lewis Black said sardonically that he knew we shouldn't go to Iraq, and he was just sitting on his couch, he echoed how numerous Americans felt about the stolen presidential election of 2004. On November ...             Impeach the President: The Case Against Bush and Cheney14 reviews Seven Stories Press, 2006 A Must-Read for All Americans + Like taking the RED pill. This is a book that will answer questions and doubts that we have for our government, and it totally shatters the images that our government has been putting on to us. If you think you know how our society works (from reading and studying textbooks from school), read this book twice. This book will ...             The Assault on Reason341 reviews Al Gore Penguin (Non-Classics), 2008 Excellent condition + Spot-on Analysis, Sometimes Cumbersome Prose + A Reminder of What True Democracy is Based Upon + Al Gore at his best + a well written book on the state of american democracy             Neo-Conned! Again: Hypocrisy, Lawlessness, and the Rape of Iraq3 reviews Ihs Press, 2005 An Incomparable, Monumental Book + Anti-War Essays Condeming the War in Iraq. + 800+pages of in your face truth This extraordinary book and its predecessor provide tremendous intellectual, moral, and spiritual ammunition for those of us who oppose this monstrous war in Iraq that has taken the lives of in excess of 650,000 Iraqis and thousands of Americans and others. Maurizio Blondet's essay is particularly ...             Kingdom Coming: The Rise of Christian Nationalism86 reviews Michelle Goldberg W. W. Norton, 2006 Incredible Compilation of Facts + Do you want a Christian Taliban on our hands? + The Christo-Fascists Want To Take Over The World - Yikes! + Scary Look at the Fringe Becoming Mainstream + Terrifying and enlightening