Comments on: Bovard Book Title Contest -$100 prize

By: Katy Zujkowski

Katy Zujkowski — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:06:51 +0000

1) Democracy? Really?

2) All the King’s Pawns: Democracy at it’s worst

3)Demise of Democracy: What went wrong George Washington?

By: CAL SHUMMNON

CAL SHUMMNON — Fri, 29 May 2009 20:26:11 +0000

the BLUE VULTURES

By: christopher

christopher — Fri, 29 May 2009 08:15:16 +0000

I don’t know if you are still taking suggestions, but I just thought of a title…I don’t know if it is what you might be looking for though. “Bill of Rights…and Lefts”

By: Kevin Parker

Kevin Parker — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:41:45 +0000

modifying my suggestion above…

Strangers with Can-Do: The Hazards of Hyperactive Government

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 09:59:35 +0000

Hi Jim

One more suggestion:
“The Power of Ideals and the Ideal of Power: how politicians con citizens into servility”

Sounds like an interesting book!

By: Koen

Koen — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:06:52 +0000

‘Exploiting idealism: How Politicians Con Citizens Into Submission’

By: Koen

Koen — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 23:54:57 +0000

something with ‘Idealists or Ideologues?’ though that likely doesn’t capture the cynical self-interested pragmatism involved

By: Kevin Parker

Kevin Parker — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 02:39:37 +0000

In case my email got caught in a spam filter:
-Weaponized Democracy
-Weaponized Plutocracy
-Homicidal Brainiacs
-The Kraken and the Bureaucrat
-Frankenstein’s Handlers: How Bad Ideas Turn Deadly in the Hands of Politicians
-Strangers with Can-Do: The Poisonous Legacy of Omnipresent Government

By: Steve G

Steve G — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 06:10:12 +0000

I’m a great admirer of your work.
Title suggestion:
IDEALISM: TOOL FOR TYRANTS

By: Jim

Jim — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 04:20:55 +0000

Meg - you make an excellent point on the Obama idealists.

The True Believers are not my target audience. I suspect there will be many people who were in the throes last year and early this year who will be painfully sobered up by this Fall.