01503 Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 Anybody know of and recommend a book on the decline and fall of America? In terms of the disintegration of the Constitution. Like from the *wonderful* public school system, to the Income Tax, to the Social Security System, to Medicare/Medicaid, to FDR's Economic Rights. I really think it would be an interesting read, and I doubt that no one has written a book like that yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrock3215 Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 The book you are describing sounds like it could be written by some whacko libertarian. Check out www.mises.org maybe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinDW78 Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 Perhaps Ron Paul's new Manifesto? (Though I haven't read it myself) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
softwareNerd Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 (edited) Though I haven't read any of Fareed Zakaria's books, his latest one -- "The Post American World" may address some of what you're looking for. Updated: I just read that Zakaria says his is "... not a book about the decline of America, but rather about the rise of everyone else." Edited July 21, 2008 by softwareNerd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KendallJ Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 No one's mentioned The Ominous Parallels yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EC Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 No one's mentioned The Ominous Parallels yet. I was just about to--you beat me to it--dammit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01503 Posted July 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2008 How far back in American History does Ominous Parallels by Peikoff go? History wise. I know it's a comparison to NAZI Germany. But I mean how far back in American History? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EC Posted July 22, 2008 Report Share Posted July 22, 2008 How far back in American History does Ominous Parallels by Peikoff go? History wise. I know it's a comparison to NAZI Germany. But I mean how far back in American History? I think all the way from the American Revolution to the 1960's or so when the hippie movement became somewhat widespread. He compares the hippie culture, and somewhat modern leftism and collectivism, to the culture of pre-Nazi Germany. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01503 Posted July 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2008 Well it's definitely a must read. Thanks guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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