TY - BOOK AU - Paine,Thomas AU - Kerry,Joseph TI - Glenn Beck's common sense: the case against an out-of-control government, inspired by Thomas Paine SN - 9781439168578 (trade paper : alk. paper) AV - 002 E 211 P147g 2009 U1 - 320.520973 PY - 2009/// CY - New York PB - Mercury Radio Arts/Threshold Editions KW - Paine, Thomas, KW - Political science KW - Monarchy KW - United States KW - Politics and government KW - 1775-1783 KW - Social conditions KW - 21st century KW - Economic conditions N1 - Included bibliographical referneces; The reshaping & redefining of America -- Money: the real opiate of the masses -- The political weapon "service" of choice: the U.S. tax code -- The perks & privileges of the political class -- The cancer of progressivism -- Is it a rising or a setting sun? -- The 9.12 project -- Thomas Paine's Common sense -- Of the origin and design of government in general, with concise remarks on the English constitution -- Of monarchy and hereditary succession -- Thoughts on the present state of American affairs -- Of the present ability of America, with some miscellaneous reflections ER -