Nemesis
The Last Days of the American Republic

I've read a few books like this--leftist critiques of American foreign policy--in the last few years, and I often find them problematic. Many of them have good information, and good research, and good writing. But in the end don't really amount to anything. I feel like Nemesis is one of these. I alre......more

This book was both hard and easy to read. I thought it was going to be very difficult to get through but in fact, by reading just one chapter a night, I was able to get through it quickly and easily, time-wise that is. There are only 7 chapters and each one is only 30 pages or so in length. On the ot......more

Chalmers Johnson's third book about the pernicious influence of militarism on our country is excellent. I was a participant in or observer of many of the incidents Dr. Johnson discussed in his first book, "Blowback", and worked with him when I was the US Information Agency's Japan desk officer from......more

The choice for Americans couldn't be more stark - either Americans pick up, dust off, and restore democracy or chain themselves to authoritarian empire that is already precariously overstretched and deeply in debt. This volume was the last of Johnson's trilogy contributing to the American Empire Pro......more

While his book 'Blowback' had some real impact and covered a lot of issues relating to the American Empire in the later stages of the 20th Century, 'Nemesis' is a poor follow up. It is however an expected sequel given the events occurring at the time of its publication. Much of what was raised in 'B......more