I wasn't familiar with author David Harsanyi before getting this book, and I can't even remember what chain of connections led me to read him, but I'm glad I did. I thought given the apocalyptic title it might be extreme and over the top, but its not.
Harisanyi covers fairly standard conservative ground (and analysis of current America's dominant progressive culture), but through enough of a libertarian lens that I can get behind most of what he says. What he covers is a general but thorough recap of the past 5 years of Obama "leadership".
It's not a really deep analysis but it is clear and easy to understand, and his writing style is like this too; straight forward, to the point, and intelligent without being overly complicated, witty or wonkish. Basically what he defines as the "Four Horsemen" are our nation's culture of "debt", "dependency", "surrender" (a foreign policy of appeasement), and "death" (specifically as in abortion).
These are the forces which Americans are becoming increasingly (and rapidly) desensitized to, and which will combine to lead to a cultural collapse if they are not met head on. This is clearly a call to Americans (left and right, young and old) to recognize and strengthen traditional values of moderation, self-reliance, strength and respect for Life. It is not a call to return to the past as much as move forward in a more sane and balanced way.
It's a pretty simple polemic actually - in a nice and simple, short and easy to read package. (BTW, my book is only 200 pages long, not the 256 pages Amazon advertises.) The only thing thats really missing (and what keeps it neat and tidy) is any discussion of whats behind all this - of the masters behind The Horsemen if you will - the agenda of the New World Order and the effects of the Patriot Act for instance. This kind of discussion would quickly get messy because it would have to extend beyond Obama's administration to question the power of the executive branch itself, and the shadowy influences which control it....
| Publisher | Regnery Publishing (March 4, 2013) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Hardcover | 256 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1621570673 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1621570677 |
| Item Weight | 13.8 ounces |
| Dimensions | 6 x 0.9 x 9 inches |
