Democracy in Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right's Stealth Plan for America

Assault. Sometimes a historian stumbles into a trove of documents and can connect the dots about past events. After Nancy MacLean ran across economist James Buchanan’s voluminous and overlooked files, she unraveled the secret plan developed by wealthy members of the radical right to shape America in specific ways. In her book titled, Democracy in Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right's Stealth Plan for America, MacLean describes the history of a libertarian movement and the planned and careful ways in which a minority became the arbiters of how our democracy operates. While MacLean considers these actions as an assault on democracy, some readers will see this book as documentation of the success of a very long plan. Any citizen interested in learning about political power in the United States should consider reading this book. Rating: Five-star (I love it) Click here to purchase Democracy in Chains from amazon.com.