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Political analyst Kevin Phillips offers an explosive examination of the political coalition led by radical religion that is driving America to the brink of disaster. From ancient Rome to the British Empire, Phillips demonstrates that every world-dominating power has been brought down by a related set of causes: a lethal combination of global overreach, militant religion, resource problems, and ballooning debt.
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Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking Adult
Date Published: 2006-03-21
ISBN-13:9780670034864ISBN:067003486X
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking Adult
Date Published: 2006-03-21
ISBN-13:9780670034864ISBN:067003486X
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking Books
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780670034864ISBN:067003486X
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"Excellent history of how religion got so entangled in American politics. Phillips was a lawyer in the Nixon administration and tells a credible, insider story of how our separation of church and state has been hijacked by extremists and greed. I saw him speak at a local church and he was believable and passionate."
"This should be read by any citizen worthy of the name. With greater knoweldge about both the country's beginnings and its recent history, informed Americans might be capable of civil discourse about our present circumstances and desired future - and how to arrive there."
"complicated subject matter. the book is overwritten in parts. finance is overwhelming on its own and finance with too many words added as filler is more so. much of what he talked about regarding finance in outline form did become problems in 2008 and 2009. the sections on religion and oil need more time in order to be proven true. the religion section in particular will need the 2012 election for verification."
"This book suggests that the US will shortly lose its dominant world position and that fault for this can be laid at the feet of three culprits: the religious right, creditors, and Big Oil. This is a well researched political treatise that no doubt touches on many truths, but is essentially a journalist's political perspective, lacking rigorous objective scrutiny. Much of the evidence is antidotal, and although I acknowledge its plentiful and often compelling, other conclusions and evidence could produce wholly different and even contradictory conclusions. Still, it's a perspective worth telling and the accusations are worthy of response from the accused."
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