The Great American Rewrite

What This Book Covers

1. The American Dream (and Other Bedtime Stories)
2. Chapter One - Welcome to the Illusion
3. Chapter Two - The Pilgrims Didn’t Land on Liberty
4. Chapter Four - Founding Fathers & Flawed Foundations
5. Chapter Five - Manifest Destiny — Marketing Campaign of the Century
6. Chapter Six - The Civil War Was Not Just About Slavery
7. Chapter Seven - Capitalism, Corporations & The Working Man’s Dream (Nightmare)
8. Chapter Eight - Freedom Ain’t Free — It’s Taxed, Bombed, and Sold
9. Chapter Nine - The Propaganda Machine — Hollywood to History Books
10. Chapter Ten - We’re Number One! (In Incarceration)
11. Chapter Eleven - Patriotism or Programming?
12. Chapter Twelve - Can America Be Saved?
13. The Real Patriot’s Guidebook

Excerpt

THE AMERICAN DREAM (AND OTHER BEDTIME STORIES) LET’S START WITH a simple question: Have you ever stopped and asked where the “American Dream” came from? Like, really thought about it? Because at some point, somebody told you that if you work hard, stay out of trouble, and follow the rules, you’ll get: A house with a yard, A stable job with benefits, Maybe two kids, a dog, and a lawn mower you resent, And the sweet, sweet satisfaction of “making it.” But no one ever mentioned how few people actually get that. No one said the dream came with: 30 years of debt, Zero time off, A commute that eats your soul, And a silent panic at 3 a.m. wondering if you’ll ever actually retire. And if you don’t...