I love this book. I must have read it thru ten times already.
Don’t let the title scare you. Bonner and Wiggin bring a dull subject to life with an irreverent but refreshing take on history.
“Would the nation be better off if Lincoln had not slaughtered so many Southerners?” they ask. “Would world history have been worse if Wilson had not meddled in World War 1.”
Political correctness is cast aside. Party propaganda is ignored. National heroes get skewered. “The most popular American presidents were those who stole most beautifully,” they intone, describing the logic of democratic larceny. These guys love to poke fun at pompous politicians.
The authors do get serious. After relating the rise and demise of past empires, they report that America is headed for the same fate. She has moved away from her founding principles, away from the freedoms of republic and into the clutches of empire.
With the inexorable rise of the state come delusions of grandeur and pseudo patriotism. Government intrusion crowds out free enterprise. Civil liberties are tossed in favor of fast money. Original thought gives way to corporate cool. History is relegated to the dustbin.
We are consumed with the running of empire. We mind everyone’s business but our own. We shred the Constitution for wars without end.
Wave good-bye to the American Republic. Say hello to the Empire of Debt.
Deadly Angel author Andrew Cofrin
