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Thread ID: 15269 | Posts: 2 | Started: 2004-10-09
2004-10-09 20:23 | User Profile
Just finished Buchananââ¬â¢s latest book. Of the ten chapters, two deal mostly with economics and offer nothing really new from his earlier works. However, his one chapter on the history of the dollar, (ââ¬ÅFalling dollar, Failing nationââ¬Â) offers a detailed history of the dollar from the end of WWII to today that is most interesting, if technical analysis interests you. The chapter on judicial dictatorship is nothing new, except that he offers some dramatic remedies that I hadnââ¬â¢t heard elsewhere, including challenging the supremacy clause itself. I also wasnââ¬â¢t aware that Supreme Court appointments could be done during congressional recesses. I canââ¬â¢t in my wildest imagination see the Republicans doing anything so courageous.
My favorite chapters involved separately the nature and history of terrorism, of Islam, and of the Chinese threat (ââ¬ÅChina can be neither an enemy nor a friend,ââ¬Â he says.) I did not buy this book, but I found it worthwhile and would recommend it principally for these chapters.
2004-10-11 03:51 | User Profile
[url=http://www.polemics.us/archives/001535.php]Polemics' review of Buchanan's 'Where the Right Went Wrong'[/url]