Eric G.'s Reviews > Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic

This book is the the third installment from Chalmers Johnson that was preceeded by Blowback and The Sorrows Of Empire. It is the continuation of his thesis that spans the three books contending that militarism and a permanent war economy are incompatible with our republican form of government. In Nemesis (with a subtitle of "The Last Days of the American Republic," Johnson's primary objective is to demonstrate his fear of what the future will hold in terms of current patterns of preventive war and the role the US military, the CIA, and especially the power of the Executive will have in shaping that future. This is by far Johnson's most dire and chilling warning as the book never fails to reach with validity, evidence, and solid allusions to the past. It is a vital read for any who still believes there is something to be salvaged of the United States' constitutional democracy.