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American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War On America
Chris Hedges
Free Press, 2007
A devastating critique of a dangerous faction in America
+ American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War on Democracy
+ really good book
+ Terrifying, but Extremely Important
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Big Lies : The Right-Wing Propaganda Machine and How It Distorts the Truth
Joe Conason, 2004
Buy it!
+ Nice, tight read
+ Politics for thinkers
+ The best counter-argument to the right's lies and myths
+ Seems Credible
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Blinded by the Right: The Conscience of an Ex-Conservative
David Brock
Three Rivers Press, 2003
A jaw-dropper and a must read for the 2008 elections
+ Cause and Effect
+ Mea Culpa!
+ A Must Read in 2008
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Great American Hypocrites: Toppling the Big Myths of Republican Politics
Glenn Greenwald
Crown, 2008
THE Book for the Post Nixon/Reagan/Bush Era
+ Just plain ......
+ Applauding LOUDLY !
+ An entertaining polemic...
+ No Wonder the MSM is SO Superficial!
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A History of the End of the World: How the Most Controversial Book in the Bible Changed the Course of Western ...
Jonathan Kirsch
HarperSanFrancisco, 2006
A thorough and scholarly work
+ An Interesting analysis of Revelation's effect on history
+ Problem with author's tone
The author does an excellent job showing the world John, the author of Revelations, inhabited. The author brings to the table the works of various scholars, ancient and new, from various points of view and weaves all the information into an interesting and intriguing book that has changed my views ...
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Up From Conservatism
Michael Lind
Free Press, 1997
A Real Eye Opener
+ Deep thinking, artful writing
+ At times, a penetrating analysis of the changing nature of American conservatism and liberalism
+ Excellent Takedown of the Modern Conservative Movement
+ Excellent history muddied by passion
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Brainless: The Lies and Lunacy of Ann Coulter
Joe Maguire
William Morrow, 2006
Democracy Endangered
+ The Conservative Right is Niether Conservative nor Right
I recently read Mr. Maguire's book Brainless in two days, and enjoyed it so much that I wanted to recommend it to other readers. The author makes an important point in his book: Coulter(geist) serves no other purpose than to distract people's attention from intelligent, meaningful conversation ...
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Fair and Balanced, My Ass!: An Unbridled Look at the Bizarre Reality of Fox News
Joseph Minton Amann, Tom Breuer
Nation Books, 2007
Better yet....
+ Fox News Isn't Fair and Balanced? No Way!
+ Please Charlotte
+ Need A Laugh? Read This!
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Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right
Al Franken
Dutton Adult, 2003
Stays with you
+ To Those Wondering About Franken's Credibility
I enjoyed this book, and found myself laughing out loud at some of the well-researched anecdotes. The main point of the book, obviously, is that the Bush administration, with its close ties to various conservative mouthpieces, consists of habitual liars who continue to try to pull fast ones on the ...
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The Conservatives Have No Clothes: Why Right-Wing Ideas Keep Failing
Greg Anrig
Wiley, 2007
The Case for the Prosecution
+ Hard to read, but full of statistics
+ Putting Lipstick on the Pig: Bad Ideas Lead to Bad Policies
+ Every American should read this book
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It Can Happen Here: Authoritarian Peril in the Age of Bush
Joe Conason
St. Martin's Griffin, 2008
How Bush's authoritarian presidency could lead to fascism
+ Yet Another Book About The Fascist Bush Administration
+ Publishers Weekly Review is factually wrong
+ Every American Should Read this Book!
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Piety & Politics: The Right-Wing Assault on Religious Freedom
Barry W. Lynn
Three Rivers Press, 2007
Superbly Detailed Study of Issues over Religious Freedom
+ An open letter to Rev. Lynn
+ Strong argument to protect our founding ideals
+ Separation of Truth and Bull
+ Why we need the First Amendment
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Conservatives Without Conscience
John W. Dean
Viking Adult, 2006
No Kid Glove Treatment for Authoritarian Conservatives
+ a conservative perspective on conservatives without conscience
+ Great gift for a person interested in politics
+ Authoritarians
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The Greatest Story Ever Sold: The Decline and Fall of Truth in Bush's America
Frank Rich
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007
A troublesome, truthful 'must read' about the incompetent Bush years.
+ Too Much Sadly True Information
+ thank God for frank's honesty
+ The proof of years of BUSH Lying.
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Saving General Washington
J.R. Norton
Tarcher, 2006
Funny, insightful, treatise on our founding fathers and current 'leaders'
+ Memory Recovered
+ Norton's book is a must read.
+ A must-read cure for historical vertigo, for you and everyone you know
+ Funny & Insightful
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