The Deep State: The Fall of the Constitution and the Rise of a Shadow Government
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| Rating | : | 4.86 (830 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B019J1ZGBS |
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| Number of Pages | : | 583 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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The real work gets done behind the scenes by invisible bureaucrats working for the vast web of agencies that actually dictate our foreign policy, defense posture, and security decisions. His argument this time is that for all of the backstabbing and money grubbing of the campaign season, the politicians we elect have as little ability to shift policy as Communist party apparatchiks. Actual power lies in the Deep State, Washington's shadowy power elite, in the pockets of corporate interests and dependent on the moguls of Silicon Valley, whose data-collecting systems enable the US government to spy on our every move, swipe, and click. Have you ever wondered why Obama's policies look so much like Bush's? Seek no further: Hillary versus Jeb is just window dressing. The New York Times best-selling author of The Party Is Over delivers a no-holds-barred, House of Cards-style exposé of who really wields power in Washington. Mike Lofgren is back with a book perfectly pitched for the frenzied circus of the primaries. Drawing on insider knowledge gleaned in his three decades on the Hill, Lofgren offers a provocative wake-up call to Americans and urges them to fight to reinstate the basic premise of the Constitution.. Welcome to Mike
Important information - decide for yourself. This is a book worth your time, written by a retired career Congressional staff insider. Author Mike Lofgren has unique and critical insight into the workings of both the Republican Party and the Congress. And his take on both are depressing, bordering on frightening. He takes no prisoners wit. R. Albin said Better Than Expected. I was a bit surprised by this book. It is perhaps most notable for who the author is, rather than any novelty of content. It is, however, a well written and sometimes witty polemic. The author was a long-time, and apparently widely respected, Congressional staff person. Lofgren entered public . Outstanding! An outstanding and insightful analysis of the pathetic dysfunctional partisan and gridlock government of the United States! I had previously read Prof. Wolin’s “Democracy, Inc.” in the past with his revelation of the “Inverted Totalitarianism” which has captured t