Moyers on Democracy
by Bill Moyers
List Price:
Our Price: $2.55
You Save: $24.40 (91%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Buy Used: from $0.01 (click here)
Category: Book
See more book details and other editions
Book Summary Information
Author: Bill MoyersEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-05-06
ISBN: 0385523807
Number of pages: 416
Publisher: Doubleday
Book Reviews of Moyers on Democracy
Book Review: A Mistitled Book
Summary: 1 Stars
Bill Moyers new book, like Mr. Moyers entire career, illustrates what's wrong with modern liberalism: there is nothing wrong with the goals or the sentiment, but the arrogance of the mindset leads to an inability to understand any objections to their agenda and a lack of the foresight needed to consider the ramifications of it. This is a perfect illustration of what Talleyrand said about the Ancien Regime: "They forget nothing and they learn nothing."
Perhaps it is too harsh to attach much significance to what is, after all, a repackaging of ephemeral writings, designed to make a few bucks for Mr. Moyers and to throw some red meat to the less thoughtful of his fans, but my own particular run in with Mr. Moyers is illustrative.
A few years ago, The Wall Street Journal ran an account by a federal judge of J. Edgar Hoover's secret files, among which the judge found a request by Mr. Moyers shortly before the 1964 election, requesting the FBI to provide him with a list of homosexual Republicans which he could use in a smear campaign. This was worse than anything that went on at Watergate, since the nation was not at war and Moyer's targets were not public officials capable of defending themselves but average citizens who weren't.
Shortly after that, a cultural institution, of which I was a member, announced that it was awarding a lifetime acheivement award to Mr. Moyers. Angry at the timing, I resigned from the institution and sent a letter explaining my reasons to the Board of Trustees, a copy of which was quite properly sent to Mr. Moyers. Mr. Moyers sent me a letter of justification and asked me to forward it to the Board, which I did. His letter was contradictory: he smeared the judge, then, admitting the charges claimed that it was old news and finally offered a totally implausible excuse for what he did. But here's the kicker: he had one of his minions investigate me, as was clear in references to my background in his letter.
It takes an unusual kind of arrogance to defend yourself against spying by spying on your accuser. Mr. Moyers originally studied for the ministry before he found the attractions of mammon more to his liking. Rigid belief in doctrine and blind true believer faith in one's creed are virtues in a man of the cloth, but when you turn to the things Jesus told us to render unto Caesar, those virtues become character flaws.
United States Books
Book Subjects
- Arts & Photography
- Biographies & Memoirs
- Business & Investing
- Children's Books
- Comics & Graphic Novels
- Computers & Internet
- Cooking, Food & Wine
- Entertainment
- Gay & Lesbian
- Health, Mind & Body
- History
- Home & Garden
- Horror
- Law
- Literature & Fiction
- Mystery & Thrillers
- Nonfiction
- Outdoors & Nature
- Parenting & Families
- Professional & Technical
- Reference
- Religion & Spirituality
- Romance
- Science
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Sports
- Teens
- Travel
Most talked about in United States Books
The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depressionby Amity Shlaes
HarperAudio; Published: 2007-06-12; Audio CD; Book
Best price: $15.88
Price in other shops:
Profiles in Courage (slipcased edition): Decisive Moments in the Lives of Celebrated Americansby John F. Kennedy
Harper; Published: 2006-10-17; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $8.99
Price in other shops:
Going Rogue: An American Lifeby Sarah Palin
Broadside Books; Published: 2010-08-24; Paperback; Book
Best price: $0.01
Price in other shops:
Dreamland: A Novelby Kevin Baker
Harper Perennial; Published: 2002-10-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $5.99
Price in other shops:
April 1865: The Month That Saved America (P.S.)by Jay Winik
Harper Perennial; Published: 2006-08-15; Paperback; Book
Best price: $3.79
Price in other shops:
And You Know You Should Be Glad: A True Story of Lifelong Friendshipby Bob Greene
William Morrow; Published: 2006-05-02; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $0.30
Price in other shops:
Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Mealby Eric Schlosser
PBS; Harper Perennial; Published: 2005-07-05; Paperback; Book
Best price: $9.95
Price in other shops:
Thomas Jefferson: A Lifeby Willard Sterne Randall
Harper Perennial; Published: 1994-06-18; Paperback; Book
Best price: $5.18
Price in other shops:
Winning Local and State Electionsby Ann Beaudry
Free Press; Published: 1986-05-26; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $8.44
Price in other shops:
Stonewall Jacksonby James Robertson
Macmillan Pub.; Published: 1997-02-18; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $47.66
Price in other shops:
Similar books summaries and other product reviews
Death of the Liberal Classby Chris Hedges
Nation Books; Published: 2010-10-17; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $5.70
Price in other shops:
The Culture of Narcissism: American Life in an Age of Diminishing Expectationsby Christopher Lasch
W. W. Norton & Company; Published: 1991-05-17; Paperback; Book
Best price: $9.49
Price in other shops:
Bill Moyer's World of Ideasby Bill Moyers
Doubleday; Published: 1989-04-26; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $9.40
Price in other shops:
Only the Super-Rich Can Save Us!by Ralph Nader
Seven Stories Press; Published: 2009-09-22; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $5.98
Price in other shops:
Back to Work: Why We Need Smart Government for a Strong Economyby Bill Clinton
Knopf; Published: 2011-11-08; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $9.96
Price in other shops:
Aftershock: The Next Economy and America's Futureby Robert B. Reich
Knopf; Published: 2010-09-21; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $14.99
Price in other shops:
The Speech: A Historic Filibuster on Corporate Greed and the Decline of Our Middle Classby Bernie Sanders
Nation Books; Published: 2011-03-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $3.57
Price in other shops:
Moyers on America: A Journalist and His Timesby Bill Moyers
New Press, The; Published: 2004-05; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $0.95
Price in other shops:
Moyers on America: A Journalist and His Timesby Bill Moyers
Anchor; Published: 2005-06-14; Paperback; Book
Best price: $5.75
Price in other shops:
Bill Moyers Journal: The Conversation Continuesby Bill Moyers
New Press, The; Published: 2011-05-17; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $18.99
Price in other shops: