The premise of this book is to show that the current Bush President is one in a long(ish) line of Bushes/Walkers who have for generations practised deceitful politics (and business) in pursuit of the interests of the energy industry (in particular oil), arms dealers (often themselves) and the CIA.
This is not a difficult case to [...]
Kevin Phillips: American Dynasty
An alternative Bible for American schools
I’m currently reading A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson. I’m just over a hundred or so pages into it and we have reached the discovery of the Dinosaurs. It’s an excellent book, written in Bryson’s trademark prose – humorous, digestible, and impeccably structured.
I never thought I would enjoy a book [...]
