Battlefield America

BOOK REVIEW Battlefield America: The War on the American People By John W. Whitehead  Published by SelectBooks 2015 About the Author John W. Whitehead is an attorney and author who has written, debated and practiced widely in the area of constitutional law and human rights. Whitehead’s concern for the persecuted and oppressed led him, in … Continue reading Battlefield America

From the Company of Shadows

BOOK REVIEW From the Company of Shadows By Kevin Shipp 2012 Author's website is kevinshipp.com About the Author In describing his background, Kevin Shipp says, "During my career at the CIA, I functioned as an internal CIA staff security officer, federal investigator, protective agent for the Director of Central Intelligence, chief of training for the … Continue reading From the Company of Shadows

Decision in Philadelphia

BOOK REVIEW Decision in Philadelphia: The Constitutional Convention of 1787 by Christopher Collier and James Lincoln Collier 1986  About the Authors Christopher Collier earned his PhD at Columbia University. He was the official Connecticut State Historian from 1984 to 2004 and is now professor of history emeritus at the University of Connecticut. He is the … Continue reading Decision in Philadelphia

The CIA as Organized Crime

BOOK REVIEW The CIA as Organized Crime: How Illegal Operations Corrupt America and the World By Douglas Valentine  2016 Website: http://www.douglasvalentine.com About the Author Douglas Valentine is an American journalist and author of historical nonfiction. His other books include:  The Phoenix Program: America's Use of Terror in Viet Nam 1990,  The Strength of the Wolf: … Continue reading The CIA as Organized Crime

Enemies

BOOK REVIEW Enemies: A History of the FBI By Tim Weiner 2012 About the Author Tim Weiner was educated at the Graduate School of Journalism, Columbia University. He has won the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for his reporting and writing on secret intelligence and national security. As a correspondent for The New York Times, he covered … Continue reading Enemies

Licensed to Lie

BOOK REVIEW Licensed to Lie: Exposing Corruption in the Department of Justice By Sidney Powell 2018 Websites: http://www.licensedtolie.com and sidneypowell.com  About the Author Sidney Powell was an Assistant United States Attorney in three judicial districts under 9 United States Attorneys from both political parties. She represented the United States in 350 criminal appeals, and represented … Continue reading Licensed to Lie

The Framers’ Coup

BOOK REVIEW The Framers' Coup: The Making of the United States Constitution By Michael J. Klarman 2016 About the Author Michael J. Klarman is an American legal historian and scholar of constitutional law and the Kirkland & Ellis Professor at Harvard Law School.  About the Book Based on prodigious research and told largely through the … Continue reading The Framers’ Coup