Reviews for Wealth and Democracy: A Political History of the American Rich

The average rating for Wealth and Democracy: A Political History of the American Rich based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2007-09-13 00:00:00 Rafael Rojas A must read for anyone interested in hanging on to the fragile democracy we are left with after 25 years or so of allowing the rich to pretty much get away with anything and everything. The growing economic inequalities in America should scare the living shit out of anyone who makes less than about $500,000 a year. Of course, all of the neo-con trailer trash in America think that they are a lottery ticket away from joining that club. Good luck, assholes.

Review # 2 was written on 2009-01-06 00:00:00 Adam Beauchamp A poorly written, but absolutely amazing book! If I could, I would give the information in this book five stars, and the writing one star. Phillips, who used to be a prominent conservative, has turned into a wild-eyed Bush-hating populist. He's still roughly a fiscal conservative, but he's also become a scholar who is deeply interested in the history of wealth and money. This is the finest book I've read on the subject, but it is NOT fun reading.