[.ca] 33 Questions About American History You're Not Supposed ...

Chilling:
I wonder at those reviewers who read this book and merely shrugged or poo-pooed this or that chapter for being too short or too long when it's a miracle this meticulously-researched tome even exists at all. The "official" version of US history--when it's bothered to be taught at all in government-run schools by unionized teachers--is biased against all the things that make America great: capitalism, religion, free enterprise, self-determination, governmental checks and balances. Since government runs most schools, which are kept in line by threats of withholding the federal dime, naturally Big Government and encroaching federal interference in every aspect of the "commoners'" lives is to be celebrated, for without all those government programs and boondoggles we would be poor and exploited by evil capitalists. Probably the biggest eye-openers are questions concerning the questionable expansion of vast presidential powers (Theodore Roosevelt gets the lion's share of the blame) and the real reason the Civil War was fought: States' Rights. Big government revisionists and advocates can argue all day that "States' Rights" was a secret code for "slavery" but the real result now is, where before 1861 the States kept the federal government's power in check, there is now nothing to stop it. We're screwed.

America: Land of Freedom and Opportunity:
Before I comment on this excellent book, I feel compelled to tell a story that has some bearing on my own perception of how American history was taught when I was in the public school system. I was in middle school in the mid sixties in a small town in North Alabama. It was a time when the Federal Government was forcing public school systems to integrate. Like slavery of the mid 1800's, segregated schools were not economically viable and would have eventually run the course of any unsustainable economic system. But forced integration was a popular topic for the "progressives" (This word is a misnomer in my view. It should be "regressive") in this period of our history. My local school system's approach was to integrate slowly. The first black student in our Junior High (Middle) School was a bright girl who had excelled in the black local school. I vividly recall her first day in my American History class. The teacher, who had coincidentally taught my father a generation before, asked her to read the title of our textbook. Slowly, but distinctly, she read; "America: Land of Freedom and Opportunity". The rest of the year, as with all the other civics classed that I took during my tenure in the public school system, I learned the politically correct version of American history. Then I became older, and noticed that the way America works today is not quite what I learned in school. While we still have freedom and opportunity, these virtues seem to be severely restricted and regulated. Our country is nothing like what I had learned about. America was no longer the pure constitutional republic that I had been taught about in our public school system. I wanted to know why. All of my questions are being answered by (...) and authors like Tom Woods. "33 Questions" is the second book I've read by Mr. Woods. I've also seen, via the Internet, several of his lectures. He has a gift for pealing back the layers of fabrication to get to the meat of the matter. The subtle irony's and humor in his writing are delightful. Thank you Mr. Woods. I'll be sharing this title with many others who share my curiosity of the traditional views on the story of our county.

No big deal:
FLas gringas tambien lloran (Ficcionario) (Spanish Edition) If you know your American history (know, not just what the high school social studies books say), there is no real news in this book.

The Skeletons in the American closet:
"While the title may suggest a random theme, Woods notes that most of what you have learned in history (or in the media) is toilet paper. Woods ask 33 questions that when answered give the lie to American history and American foreign policy. The questions range from states rights to busing to America's bombing Christian churches on behalf of Muslim sex slavers. The very answering of Woods questions destroys the State's *mythos,* its story of salvation. Two chapters that stuck out for me: the stuff on Monica's dress is not the biggest scandal of Clinton's presidency. The biggest scandal was Clinton importing thousands of Muslim terrorists from Central Asia, including Osama bin Laden, funding them, and then giving them free ride to kill Christians in Bosnia and Serbia. At your tax dollar expense. The other issue is that Clinton did not stop a genocide in Bosnia. The victims at Srebenica were not innocent women and children for the most part, but rather members of the 28th Bosnian Muslim Army. And while the current official figure is 8,000 deaths, keep in mind the original numbers were well over 500,000. At this point, I wouldn't believe anything the state told me. all in all a good book. Other Notae Benes: 1) Woods does a good job with the Great Depression, pointing out how FDR made it worse. 2) He does a good job in defining wealth and on how labor unions destroy it.

Get Unindoctrinated. Get the Facts.:
Way to go, Mr. Woods! Thanks for a fresh collection and review of forgotten facts. Here's a balanced meal and freedom from the forced feeding of politically correct curriculum.