On to the next book...

I just finished this book. I highly recommend it to those interested in American History and the current state of our Union. It made me sad to see how far we have come from our founder's original intentions.


It was also very enlightening regarding the myths that have become facts. I'm not sure how to combat this for my own children. After all, how do I know that conventional wisdom is not based on the facts?

Here are some examples of the 33 questions posed:

Did the American Indians actually live in harmony with nature? Not really. In fact many Native Americans of today are not happy with being lumped in with radical environmental groups.

Was the "Wild West" really so wild? Nope. It was in fact safer than many cities today. Why? Citizen (not government) run institutions enforcing law and order and widespread gun ownership!

Did Martin Luther King Jr. oppose affirmative action? Not at ALL! In fact, he was actually quite a socialist.

Did capitalism cause the Great Depression? No. It was actually the LACK of capitalism that led to the Great Depression. The fed monkeying around with interest rates (as it still does today) masked market indicators that could have save us a decade and a half of misery.

So, there's a small summary. I enjoyed it so much, I'm going to get his newest book:



Seems like a little light reading. I think it's a murder mystery.