This book is an excellent introduction to some of the most pressing issues we are now facing. These issues include the proposed financial bailout, the breakdown in real policy choices that is driven by the entrenched two party system which provides little diversity of ideas and choices, and a host of global issues such as poverty, public health, energy, etc.
The book is freely available on the Internet. The book provides detailed sourcing, with links going directly to the sources, including government publications, as well as charts and graphs illustrating budgetary and other issues. I especially found the Perot Charts (a link to them is provided in the book) very interesting and helpful in understanding some of the U.S. government's spending and budgetary metrics, including trends and the scope of the problems we are facing.
While I do not agree with some conclusions in the book, I found the book excellent and encourage any U.S. citizen who is concerned about where our country (as well as the global community and environment) is heading, to read this book. I would also urge the reader to go to the OSS and Earth Intelligence Network websites and read in further detail more of Mr. Steele's works. They are comprehensive in their coverage, the aggregate a tremendous amount of information and provide it in a simple easy to use format, and you will not find much of this information anywhere else - nor collected in one place.
Mr. Steele is an unconventional thinker and he tells it like he sees it. There is no prevarication in his conclusions and opinions. His arguments are strong and compelling. If you take the time to dig deeper into his websites, I would recommend not just his more recent work, but his early writings - even his dissertation and work he wrote while in school, they are excellent, and although they are not specifically related to "current events," they are - in my opinion - works of genius and are especially instructive in terms of analytical thinking.
Again, the bottom line: this book is excellent. The sources, links, charts, etc. are especially helpful and will help you dive deeper into the issues - whether you agree with all of Mr. Steele's arguments and conclusions or not. Read the book. Visit the links provided in it. Review the materials on the websites. It will be well worth your time.
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