American Theocracy: The Peril and Politics of Radical Religion, Oil, and Borrowed Money in the 21stCentury @ richardeward.com

American Theocracy: The Peril and Politics of Radical Religion, Oil, and Borrowed Money in the 21stCentury
by Kevin Phillips
from Viking Adult

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• American Theocracy is an Expose of the dangers of any religion with too much power
  
  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.

• Plausible enough
  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 persuasive enough: ill-founded fundamentalist politics enables two key hazardous trends: 1) oil-driven foreign policy and 2) irresponsible financial policy, resulting in unprecedented private & national debt.
  Phillips' strengths are his focus on... more info

• Articulate, much research, and 2/3 badly misleading
  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 #3 as stated in "American Theocracy" have been shown to be largely untrue by many, many sources, and #2 seems to conclude that Americans are bad because we let religion (fundamental kinds, anyway) drive us to all sorts of homicidal and larcenous behaviors.... more info

• Tough, Chilling Analysis
  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 how the USA is spending itself into danger, and is doing far too little to end its risky dependence on foreign oil. Phillips offers several parallels between between the USA and Britain; for example comparing the questionable U.S. invasion of Iraq to British... more info

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