| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
xix, 275 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Apologia pro !%@& sua -- The Sex, Death, and Boredom Theory of politics. Kill fuck marry ; Politics makes us free-- and we're worth it ; A digression on happiness ; The happy realization that all freedoms are economic freedoms (and failure is an option) ; The murderous perverted nuptial bliss method of establishing political principles ; The purgatory of freedom and the hell of politics ; Morality in politics-- and what's it doing in there? ; Taxes ; More taxes ; Being penny-wise -- What is to be done? The U.S.S. Thresher bailout and the washing-machine-for-her-birthday stimulus plan ; And while we're at it-- ; Generation Vex ; Health care reform ; Climate change ; The end of the American automobile industry ; The trade imbalance ; Gun control ; Campaign finance reform ; Terrorism ; Foreign policy ; Foreign policy, part 2 : it keeps getting more foreign -- Putting our big, fat political ass on a diet. Why I'm right ; When the right went wrong ; A digression on shouting at each other ; The next big stink ; The fix is in ; All hands on deck. |
| Summary |
America's most subversive conservative, O'Rourke describes government as a devil's bargain between power, freedom, and responsibility, and goes on to hilariously skewer the politicians who have bargained with us to consolidate power, and the many mini-bargains and evasions that citizens have made with the consequences of their choice. |
| Subject |
United States -- Politics and government -- Humor.
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Conservatism -- Humor.
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| Added Title |
Do not vote, it just encourages the bastards |
| ISBN |
9780802119605 : $25.00 |
|
0802119603 |
| Standard No. |
AU@ 000046304260 |
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