Broken Government
How Republican Rule Destroyed the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches

In Broken Governnment, Dean draws a vivid picture of how calculating and cold hearted Dick Cheney was. How George W. Bush lacked integrity and confirms how both Cheney and Bush actions looked like the actions and behaviors of sociopaths. The following are just a few of the things you’ll learn from Br......more

Dean writes here about “the often ignored processes of the federal government.” (p xv) This is a book that is rich in analysis, information that was new to me, references to other writers in the covered fields. It was interesting to learn of Nixon’s involvement with Supreme Court politics. When Earl......more

Of the many reasons for ignoring third-, fourth- and fifth-party presidential candidates is that too many of them run on the mistaken belief that holding the White House is sufficient to enact policy. So far this is a fantasy. The president may propose but the Congress and the bureaucracy disposes a......more

Chilling end to the chilling trilogy of books by John Dean about the effect of the rise of "conservative authoritarian" Republican control of the government. Well researched and articulately argued, Dean manages to avoid sounding either shrill or too academic. Rather, he presents his thesis in a str......more

John Dean is definitely one of my favorite authors regarding government and specifically the time of the Bush/Cheney administration. Although this book wasn't as good as "Worse than Watergate" in my opinion it was startling to me how it is right on the money even after the 2008 election. He shows ho......more