| The Myth America Pageant: How Government | | | | In the first part of the book Wickes states what |
| & Politics Really Affect the Ordinary Joe | | | | he calls, "The Unavoidable Truth." He immediately |
| | | | captured my attention when he said, "In the long |
| Infinity Publishing (2006) | | | | and tumultuous history of mankind, every war, |
| ISBN 9780741436184 | | | | every conflict, and every injustice is an attempt |
| Reviewed by Paige Lovitt for Reader Views (1 | | | | by one person or group to impose their will on |
| 07) | | | | another." This is so true for every culture |
| I am not a big fan of political science or economic | | | | throughout time, yet nothing changes. |
| type books. Even in college, I studied enough to | | | | In the first part of the book, Wickes discusses |
| get a good grade, but not to retain anything in | | | | the "Unavoidable Result." He says, "The larger the |
| this subject area. I was really pleased when I read | | | | war...or the larger the government, the greater |
| "The Myth America Pageant," because it is easy | | | | the insult to liberty and wealth of the population. |
| to understand and very interesting. The | | | | In the second part of the book he discusses the |
| information presented was also researched and | | | | "Inescapable Conclusion." He feels, "As the |
| references are cited. The author, Robert Wickes, | | | | destruction of peace and wealth increases in |
| describes himself as an "Average Joe." This book | | | | proportion to the degree of the imposition of |
| is about "the value and benefits of individual liberty | | | | one's will over another, it follows that the |
| and why this is such an important goal for | | | | promotion of peace, the development of liberty, |
| mankind." | | | | and the growth of wealth will increase in |
| Wickes discusses a variety of political systems | | | | proportion to the degree of limitation of such |
| and theories of political scientists throughout | | | | imposition." |
| history. He refreshed my knowledge of people like | | | | If you want to catch up on what is going on in |
| John Locke and Karl Marx. He really made this | | | | the world and how it is still affected by what has |
| book interesting. I wish that my textbooks in | | | | gone on in the past, this is a great book to read. |
| college could have been written as well as this | | | | "The Myth America Pageant" is really interesting |
| one. | | | | and insightful. |