Customer Review: After reading this book it has become very clear that we are truly entering a crisis in American Democracy. It is our patriotic duty to educate our friends and neighbors about Democracy and what it means to "fight for our freedoms". If we, the people who are aware of what is happening, don't spread... more info
Customer Review: I thought I'd heard all I could of the political, military and social commentary of our time, but I gave this book a chance.
What an excellent book, compelling, well-voiced and the most concise presentation of the socio-pilitical ills brought about by our current administration. Scary and... more info
Customer Review: Only avowed Socialists would find this propaganda book intellectually honest. If you're in college right now you'll probably run into this book in one of your courses; if so you know your professor is a loon and you're better off dropping the course immediately.
Customer Review: A fantastic piece of literature. The concise nature of the book belies the depth of knowledge and purpose of Friedman's writings, but then that is what he intended. I find I take more out of the book each time I read it. A must for any serious economist and to any one willing to gain a clearer... more info
Customer Review: This is an important look at three staples of current Republican policy that Phillips finds threatening to the US's well-being: its dependence on foreign oil, the Religious Right, and soaring US debt. Phillips' main thesis, though hard to find, seems persuasive enough: ill-founded fundamentalist... more info
Customer Review: The author describes the growing disconnect between capitalism and the communities served by our economic system. Initially, he discusses the 1873-1897 Long Depression which economists still debate today. Workers migrated from farms to factories. Between 1945-1975, democracy and capitalism seemed to... more info
Customer Review: This is an interesting book.Caplan's argument is that the majority of voters are irrational, both individually and collectively, in the area of political and public goods decision making at all levels of government.Unfortunately ,the book is intellectually flawed for at least five reasonsmore info
Customer Review: The rationale and thesis behind Al Gore's book are well rounded and even better developed. It goes beyond just critizising the current administration but sheds light on the systemic problem Democracy has in our times and what needs to be done to get back to its original concept. This one is a MUST... more info
Customer Review: Zakaria is a brilliant mind. I was first introduced to him by some of his writings in Newsweek. His one page articles are often insightful and offer readers new perspectives. I didn't like everything about this book but yet I cannot resist giving it a perfect 5 stars. Zakaria offers readers a new... more info
Customer Review: Noam Chomsky turns the table on conventional wisdom by claiming that the state most in need of democratic intervention is the United States itself. His basic premise is that the United States government is controlled more by corporate interests than by the people. Government policies are driven by... more info
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