document updated 16 years ago, on Dec 4, 2007

The End of America: A Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot (portions available online here)
she talks about the fact that twice the fledgling French democracy faced crises, and had to be forcefully restored... what were these crises?
- Bourbon Restoration (1814-1830)
- May 1958 crisis
instances where democracies have moved to fascism/totalitarian/authoritarian regimes (especially where the transition was more gradual)
- Nazy Germany, 1933 (Godwin be damned): Reichstag fire, Enabling act, Night of the Long Knives
- Mussolini: March on Rome, Acerbo Law
- 2006 Thai coup
- Chilean coup
historical echos
- Bush's "homeland" = Nazi's "Heimatland" [1] [2]
the author making the rounks about the book
- Brian Lehrer Show, Nov 27, 2007 (show notes)
- Talking Stick TV, Oct 17, 2007, on cable access in Seattle
- The Guardian, April 24, 2007