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The must-read summary of Senator John Danforth's book: "Faith and Politics: How the "Moral Values" Debate Divides America and How to Move Forward Together".
This complete summary of "Faith and Politics" by John Danforth, a former three-term Republican US senator, presents the author's examination of the drift of the Republican Party towards the Christian far-right and his argument that it was a wrong choice. He states that Christian moderates are...
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The must-read summary of Earl Black and Merle Black's book: "Divided America: The Ferocious Power Struggle in American Politics".
This complete summary of "Divided America" presents the Black brothers' analysis of the United States in terms of its political regions, and how their differences in opinion are encouraging increasingly nasty wedge-issue campaigns.
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The must-read summary of Chris Hedges's book: "American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War on America".
This complete summary of "American Fascists" by Chris Hedges, a renowned American journalist, activist and minister presents his argument that the Christian Right movement has strong parallels to early European fascist movements and his belief that this movement will be intensified if there is another American crisis. He describes how the...
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The must-read summary of Bill Press's book: "Bush Must Go; The Top Ten Reasons Why George Bush Doesn't Deserve a Second Term".
This complete summary of "Bush Must Go" by Bill Press, a nationally syndicated American columnist and political commentator, outlines the author's top ten reasons why Bush cannot be trusted and should not be elected as president for a second term. He criticises his reckless budget control, lack of environmental concern and...
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The must-read summary of Jim Wallis's book: "God's Politics: Why the Right Gets It Wrong and Left Doesn't Get It Right".
This complete summary of "God's Politics" by Jim Wallis, a renowned Christian writer and political activist, outlines the author's vision for political dialogue that embraces true Christian values. He argues that America should separate church and state but not banish moral and religious values from public discourse, and this...
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The must-read summary of Martin Meredith's book: "The Fate of Africa: From the Hopes of Freedom to the Heart of Despair".
This complete summary of "The Fate of Africa" by Martin Meredith, a prominent historian and writer, outlines his assessment of the evolution of Africa after gaining independence from colonialism. He illustrates how the hope of independence has been eroded to despair as greed and ethnic resentment plunged the countries into civil...
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The must-read summary of Derek Bok's book: "The Politics of Happiness: What Government Can Learn from the New Research on Well-Being".
This complete summary of "The Politics of Happiness" by Derek Bok, an American lawyer and former president of Harvard University, presents his examination of research on happiness and illustrates how government policy on equality, growth, education, health care and mental health could foster greater satisfaction and...
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This complete summary of "Molly Ivins" by Bill Minutaglio and W. Michael Smith presents the account of the life of one of America's most courageous and influential journalists, written by two people who worked closely alongside her during her lifetime. It celebrates the contributions that Ivins made to journalism and feminism, and outlines how her conservative Texas upbringing did not stop her from pursuing her own values and being motivated by her...
89) Summary: Election 2004: Review and Analysis of the Book by Evan Thomas and the Staff of Newsweek
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This complete summary of "Election 2004" presents the book's overview of the key events of the 2004 presidential campaign. The staff of Newsweek had access to all areas of the campaigns and were present at the events that decided the outcome.
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The must-read summary of Angela McGlowan's book "Bamboozled: How Americans are being Exploited by the Lies of the Liberal Agenda".
This complete summary of "Bamboozled" by Angela McGlowan, a bestselling author and political commentator, analyses her overview of the political circumstances in which increasing numbers of minority group voters are realizing that the liberal agenda does not necessarily help them. She outlines how she believes that liberalism...
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This complete summary of "Fooled Again" by Mark Crispin Miller, a media studies professor and activist for media reform, shows that the presidential election of 2004 was marked by mass quantities of irregularities — machine malfunctions, logistical misinformation, bureaucratic red tape and overt partisan harassment. In his book, the author explains that all of these seemed to hamper the Democratic vote, and leave the Republican vote unaffected....
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The must-read summary of James Pierson's book: "Camelot and the Cultural Revolution: How the Assassination of John F. Kennedy Shattered American Liberalism".
This complete summary of James Pierson's book "Camelot and the Cultural Revolution" presents his argument that Kennedy's death had a devastating impact on national life. In his book, the author states that the event was a turning point after which things began to move towards destructive decisions,...
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The must-read summary of Mark Levin's book: "Ameritopia: The Unmaking of America".
This complete summary of "Ameritopia" by Mark Levin, a New York Times #1 bestseller outlines the author's description of an ideal, utopian American society. He argues that when the government enacts laws to create distribute wealth in a fairer way, they are in reality getting closer to tyranny. The popular work leaves the reader with a compelling message about freedom...
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The must-read summary of Cass R. Sunstein's book: "Radicals in Robes: Why Extreme Right-wing Courts are Wrong for America".
This complete summary of "Radicals in Robes" by Cass R. Sunstein, a renowned American legal scholar, presents his definition of the predominant theories of constitutional interpretation and analysis of the Supreme Court's current stance on various matters. He argues that Supreme Court politics is far too skewed to the right,...
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The must-read summary of Chris Hedges's book: "Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle".
This complete summary of "Empire of Illusion" by Chris Hedges, a prominent American activist and minister, presents his account of the rise of a "post-literate society" that has created a world of false certainty and magic. He argues that political discourse has been taken over by nonsensical, over-simplistic rhetoric while serious...
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The must-read summary of Jack Cashill's book: "Hoodwinked: How Intellectual Hucksters Have Hijacked American Culture".
This complete summary of "Hoodwinked" by Jack Cashill, a prominent journalist, author and conspiracy theorist, outlines his argument that most Americans are unaware of the truth about the country's intellectual history. This is mostly due to the fact that they were educated by elitists who refuse to accept the corrosive effect of...
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The must-read summary of Scott Conroy and Shushannah Walshe's book: "Sarah from Alaska: the Sudden Rise and Brutal Education of a New Conservative Superstar".
This complete summary of "Sarah from Alaska" by Scott Conroy and Shushannah Walshe provides and overview of the behind-the-scenes story of Sarah Palin's improbable rise to political power and its complicated aftermath. They describe her talents and the traits that became liabilities under the...
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The must-read summary of Joseph J. Ellis's book: "American Creation: Triumphs and Tragedies at the Founding of the Republic".
This complete summary of "American Creation" by Joseph J. Ellis, a renowned American historian, outlines Ellis's examination of the founding years of American society. It examines six key moments in early American history, including the writing of the Declaration of Independence and the founding of the political parties. Against...
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This complete summary of "What's the Matter with California?" by Jack Cashill, a prominent American author, journalist and conspiracy theorist, presents his warning of an upcoming cultural cataclysm, beginning in California and soon spreading to the rest of the country. He warns of the dangers of mass immigration, multiculturalism and excessive liberalism.
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The must-read summary of Ed Rampell's book: "Progressive Hollywood: A People's Film History of the United States".
This complete summary of "Progressive Hollywood" by Ed Rampell presents his assessment of the relationship between politics and Hollywood, the major movements in the film industry and the rise of the progressive left in entertainment and how it is countering the industry's right wing. He also describes the impacts of Hollywood on society,...
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