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Mandatory Reading - [12 Dec 2008]
A non-fiction that reads like a novel! I first read a library copy in 2006, and was frightened that the religious right would drive our country to ruin. I reread my Amazon copy (after Obama's election), and am now hopeful, but the messages of "American...
that the religious right would drive our country to ruin. I reread my Amazon copy (after...
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This book is to Christians what Mein Kampf was to Jews - [03 Dec 2008]
Not to much else to say. It's an excuse for marginalization and mistreatment of a particular people. Vote for my comment if you've read it and agree. Five stars because it's a must read if you want to understand hate speech using big words.
people. Vote for my comment if you've read it and agree. Five stars because it's a must ...
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Even Better Than the One Before It, "American Dynasty" - [22 Nov 2008]
I wrote a glowing review of Kevin's FIRST examination of the Bush clan. Then came a book that tied all-together what the 2000's years have been about...and it is downright scary as I write this in late November 2008...with a punishing recession set in...
tied all-together what the 2000's years have been about...and it is downright scary as ...
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American Theocracy is an Expose of the dangers of any religion with too much power - [24 Oct 2008]
Having done business with two of the ,most infamous religious Tycoons in the business I can vouch for the authenticity of this book. Straight to the point with no punches pulled.
vouch for the authenticity of this book. Straight to the point with no punches pulled.
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Plausible enough - [07 Aug 2008]
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 ...
threatening to the US's well-being: its dependence on foreign oil, the Religious Right, and...
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Articulate, much research, and 2/3 badly misleading - [25 Jul 2008]
Then the remaining one-third is shot through with doubtful connections. The author commendably states clearly his three big topics right off the bat: 1. Oil is "done"; 2. Religion in America is poisoning us; 3. The US is drowning in debt. Topics #1 and...
states clearly his three big topics right off the bat: 1. Oil is "done"; 2. Religion in...
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Tough, Chilling Analysis - [07 Jul 2008]
Author Kevin Phillips examines U.S. political and economic trends in this searing look at religion, energy, and government spending. Readers see that U.S. foreign policy is strongly, perhaps dangerously influenced by conservative Christians. We also see...
religion, energy, and government spending. Readers see that U.S. foreign policy is strongly...
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Hubbert's peek into the present. - [27 May 2008]
In the Republican years before Nixon resigned, I perused the editorials each Sunday in our Joplin Globe. Among the syndicated columnists, Jack Anderson & John Roche passed for liberal; Kevin Phillips & Max Rafferty (former superintendent of California...
Joplin Globe. Among the syndicated columnists, Jack Anderson & John Roche passed for liberal...
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Unconvincing account by a disillusioned Republican - [10 May 2008]
Phillips doesn't personalize the book in this way, but this is clearly the story of how this life-long Republican activist and presidential advisor fell out of love with his party. As such, it's interesting and it parallels the political journeys of a...
life-long Republican activist and presidential advisor fell out of love with his party. ...
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Incisive - [04 May 2008]
Kevin Phillips never fails to cut through the historical fog in documenting the sociopolitical forces at work in the shaping of our current society. Definitely worth your time.
forces at work in the shaping of our current society. Definitely worth your time.
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