Slouching towards Gomorrah
Modern Liberalism and American Decline

I hate stars. I gave this book three even though I disagree vehemently with Bork, but it's kind of fun. His jeremiad, Slouching Toward Gomorrah uses Gomorrah as a metaphor for the United States. The book reminds me of the cantankerous old relative at the dinner table who can’t stop talking about how......more

This book has had more influence on me than any other secular book. I read it at age 15. This book is the reason I'm a conservative. Robert Bork is one of the greatest legal thinkers of our age. The book isn't a critique of liberal politics, but explores how the vulgarity and hedonism of our culture......more

A former judge, Yale law professor, Solicitor General, and Reagan nominee to the Supreme Court, Robert Bork is pessimistic about America's future. In fact, though he never uses these exact words, he thinks we're all doomed. Sure, he holds out a glimmer of hope at the end (more on that later), but un......more

A little dated, but a great read! The afterward brings it up to date. This is truly a prophetic book. Written in the late 90s, Bork saw a lot of things that were about to take place. I highly recommend it!......more

Bork is famous for being nominated by Reagan to SCOTUS and then proceeded to get sandbagged. When this happens now it's called a "borking." After reading this I guess I'm glad he didn't get on the court as he had some silly views like this: Sooner or later censorship is going to have to be considere......more