Today's Politicos vs The Words and Deeds of The Founders
Random header image... Refresh for more!
Make a blogger happy, come back. Sign up for email post alerts!

Category — Book Review

Righteous Indignation: Excuse Me While I Save The World, by Andrew Breitbart

Righteous Indignation
Don the boxing gloves. That's what Andrew Breitbart has done in his fight to expose big media lies and leftist distortions. It is not a war that can be won by sitting on the sidelines. His book explains why, and how to join the battle.Read the review »

August 23, 2011   2 Comments

Multiculturalism and the Politics of Guilt by Paul Edward Gottfried

Multiculturalism and the Politics of Guilt
Multiculturalism and the Politics of Guilt is an extremely intellectual and philosophical analysis of the growth of the nanny state. Gottfried's thesis is that western governments have built upon a bastardized version of protestant beliefs to incorporate them into the education and acculturation of the citizenry. It's not an easy book to read, but one filled with insights and things that force the reader to think.Read the review »

August 22, 2011   4 Comments

Omnipotent Government: The Rise of the Total State and Total War by Ludwig von Mises

Omnipotent Government
Many in America are falling prey to the same lies that ensnared early 20th century Europe. The weak point in our system of government is that it requires a base level of understanding of the principles of sound economics. Those who advocate class warfare, and mass unionization of industry are successful only because of a declining understanding on the part of the masses they manipulate. Ludwig von Mises' Omnipotent Government helps readers maintain that understanding.Read the review »

August 17, 2011   No Comments

Saving Monticello by Marc Leepson

Saving Monticello
Marc Leepson’s extraordinary talent as a storyteller is matched by his prowess as a researcher. In Saving Monticello, Leepson has corrected the historical record and added to it. Thanks to his extensive research and raconteur’s skill, the past has been restored in a history that reads like a novel.Read the review »

August 15, 2011   No Comments

Angry Mobs and Founding Fathers, by Michael E. Newton

Angry Mobs and Founding Fathers
WWTFT blogger Michael E. Newton has recently published his second book, Angry Mobs and Founding Fathers: The Fight for Control of the American Revolution. Michael is a great researcher and his non-fiction books are filled with rare facts and tidbits that surprise the reader.Read the review »

August 14, 2011   No Comments

Samuel Adams and the Boston Tea Party by Gary Jeffrey

Samuel Adams and The Boston Tea Party
Part of a new series of graphic histories, Samuel Adams and The Boston Tea Party, seeks to entertain and educate. Designed for "tweens", the artwork is sure to capture attention and (hopefully) engender interest in America's founding heroes.Read the review »

August 10, 2011   2 Comments

Contesting Slavery: Edited by John Craig Hammond and Matthew Mason

Contesting Slavery
The essays in this book. although diverse in points of view, convey the conclusion that there are no simple explanations for the contradiction between the principles expressed in our founding documents and the existence of slavery. Ultimately, a civil war was required for the founding principles to prevail.Read the review »

August 8, 2011   1 Comment

Nothing to Hide, The False Tradeoff Between Privacy and Security By Daniel J. Solove

Nothing To Hide
Daniel Solove's book is informative and disturbing in equal measures. He reveals a great deal about the way technology empowers government to gather private information virtually unhampered by the Fourth and Fifth Amendments to the Constitution. It is not a difficult book to read, but readers may find what it says hard to forget.Read the review »

July 26, 2011   2 Comments

The Jefferson Key by Steve Berry

If you enjoy reading adventure fiction seasoned with history and featuring seemingly indestructible heroes and heroines, you’ll like Steve Berry’s The Jefferson Key. There are no spoilers in this review!Read the review »

July 21, 2011   No Comments

The Dirty Dozen, How Twelve Supreme Court Cases Radically Expanded Government and Eroded Freedom, by Robert A. Levy and William Mellor

The Dirty Dozen
If you want to understand how the Constitution became a shadow of its former self, The Dirty Dozen is an excellent place to start.Read the review »

July 20, 2011   No Comments