Government Gone Wild: How D.C. Politicians Are Taking You for a Ride -- and What You Can Do About It

by Kristin Tate

Overview

With humor and a modern perspective, young conservative journalist Kristin Tate points out what's broken in our government and shows readers how they can fix it.

Do you really think you're "free?" #LOL.

D.C. politicians ship our friends and family overseas to fight in wars we shouldn't be fighting. They monitor our emails, record our phone calls, and peer into our snail mail. They spend our hard-earned cash on things no disciplined family would buy. They tell us who we can marry and what we can put in our bodies. They throw us in overcrowded prisons for smoking pot. They take lavish trips around the world, staying in five-star hotels. . . and it comes straight out of our paychecks.

This isn't freedom.

Government Gone Wild is a brash, bold ride through the carnival of absurdities that our broken system has become. This isn't about Democrats vs. Republicans. . . it's about inspiring hard working Americans to give a damn so we can take our country back. This is your wakeup call. You're not anywhere near as free as you think you are — but you can be. We're not as prosperous as we once were — but we can be.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781455566242
Publisher:	Center Street
Publication date:	04/26/2016
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	5.80(w) x 8.30(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Kristin Tate is a prolific multimedia opinion writer, investigative journalist, and social media personality with a commitment to advancing libertarian-style policies and outlooks. Her opinion articles have been featured in the National Review, the Washington Times, Real Clear Politics, the Daily Caller, and Breitbart News.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix

Introduction: We're Screwed… But We Can Get Un-Screwed 1

Chapter 1 Don't Tell Us How to Live Our Lives 9

Chapter 2 … And Don't Tell Us How to Spend Our Money 35

Chapter 3 The Department of Duh-fense 62

Chapter 4 How Do You Spell "Educashun"? 89

Chapter 5 Wanna Start a Business? Bahahaha! 116

Chapter 6 Regulation Nation 142

Chapter 7 The Problem with Free Money 164

Chapter 8 Party! Party! Party! 197

Chapter 9 Our Unprecedented Opportunity for Success-or Jackassery 221

Chapter 10 What We Can Do to Fix America Now 245

Notes 271

Index 287

Editorial Reviews

GOVERNMENT GONE WILD is a tour de force! Anybody who is looking for what comes next in America should pick up this book right now and read it straight through.—Nick Gillespie, editor-in-chief of Reason.com

Kristin Tate emerges on the scene as the voice of the millennial generation in GOVERNMENT GONE WILD. Insightful, unexpectedly thought-provoking, and with a heavy dose of humor, this really is a must read for anyone irked by the status quo in Washington.—Carla Gericke, president of the Free State Project

Kristin Tate exposes the dark underbelly of our government at work through her insight and her passion. This is a must read if you want to help establish a high ethical standard in our government.—James O'Keefe, New York Times bestselling author and president of Project Veritas

GOVERNMENT GONE WILD is a wake-up call from Kristin Tate. In a lively style, she makes it clear that you're not nearly as free as you think you are. A lot of what she has to say may rub you the wrong way, but it's a message you need to hear.—Scott Rasmussen, New York Times bestselling author, co-founder of ESPN, founder of the Rasmussen Reports

This book is really special. Kristin is a real firebrand, a tremendous investigative reporter, and this book is a real eye-opener.—Steven K. Bannon, Bretibart News Network Executive Chairman

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