Stewart, Katherine <br/><br/>
Money, lies, and God :  inside the movement to destroy American democracy / 
 Money, lies, & God  Inside the movement to destroy American democracy 
Katherine Stewart. 
 - 338 pages ;  25 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-317) and index. 
<br/><br/>I. Money. California dreaming<br/>A tale of two Busches<br/>School's out forever<br/>The room where it happens<br/>II. Lies. The permanent emergency<br/>The resentment of the campus misfits<br/>Smashing the administrative state<br/>III. Demons. The rise of the spirit warriors<br/>God and man in Las Vegas<br/>No exit<br/>Exporting the counterrevolution<br/>Conclusion : The way forward? 
<br/><br/> Why have so many Americans turned against democracy? In this deeply reported book, Katherine Stewart takes us to conferences of conspiracy-mongers, backroom strategy gatherings, and services at extremist churches, and profiles the people who want to tear it all down. She introduces us to reactionary Catholic activists, atheist billionaires, pseudo-Platonist intellectuals, self-appointed apostles of Jesus, disciples of Ayn Rand, women-hating opponents of "the gynocracy," pronatalists preoccupied with the dearth of white babies, COVID truthers, militia members masquerading as "concerned moms" and battalions of spirit warriors who appear to be inventing a new style of religion even as they set about attacking democracy at its foundations. Along the way, she provides a compelling analysis of the authoritarian reaction in the United States. She demonstrates that the movement relies on several distinct constituencies, with very different and often conflicting agendas. Stewart's reporting and comprehensive political analysis helps reframe the conversation about the moral collapse of conservatism in America and points the way forward toward a democratic future.-- Publisher description 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781635578546 (hbk.) 163557854X (hbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2025398443 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Democracy--United States<br/>Democracia--Estados Unidos <br/>Political culture--United States<br/>Cultura política --Estados Unidos<br/>Anger--Political aspects--United States<br/>Polarization (Social sciences)--United States<br/>Polarización (Ciencias sociales)--Estados Unidos<br/>Right and left (Political science)--United States<br/>Derecha e izquierda (Ciencias políticas) --Estados Unidos<br/>Right-wing extremists--United States<br/>Extremistas de derecha--Estados Unidos<br/>Conservatism--History--United States--21st century<br/>Conservadurismo --Historia --Estados Unidos --Siglo XXI<br/>Left-wing extremists--United States<br/>Extremistas de izquierda --Estados Unidos 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--Politics and government--21st century<br/>Estados Unidos --Política y gobierno--Siglo XXI<br/>United States--Politics and government<br/>Estados Unidos--Política y gobierno
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JC 421  / S849m 2025 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>320.52