Cruel and Unusual: Bush/Cheney's New World Order

by Mark Crispin Miller

The author of The Bush Dyslexicon presents an incisive critique of the right-wing threat to American freedom and democracy as exemplified by the Bush administration, condemning its contempt for democratic principles and practice, bullying religiousity, reckless militarism, and more.

Genres: Politics, Nonfiction

343 pages, Hardcover

First published August 16, 2004

About the author

Mark Crispin Miller graduated from Northwestern University with a BA in 1971, Johns Hopkins University with an MA in 1973, and a PhD in 1977. He is currently Professor of Media, Culture, and Communication at New York University. He is known for his writing on American media and for his activism on behalf of democratic media reform.

Reviews

[Paul]

Provides some not-so-well-known information about Bush/Cheney, not only what's gone on during their administration but about Bush prior to taking office. A little too partisan at times and some of the psychological analysis, such as it is, isn't very informative and doesn't seem that credible. Worth the read, however.

[Lynne]

Excellent book, scary though. Whatever happened to our freedoms?

[Brenda Conry]

While Miller tends to read into quotes his own interpretations, his descriptions of the people behind the right wing, and their motives, makes for some fascinating and frightening reading.