I'm not sure how conservative Americans will view the recently-published book Democracy as a Neocon Trick by Alexander Boot. It’s an unusual work: whereas critics of America are generally on the political Left while those on the Right defend it, this is a criticism of the U.S.  from a non-Leftist viewpoint, indeed from a traditional, conservative, Christian, pre-Enlightenment viewpoint. I don’t agree with everything the author says about America, but he’s such a brilliant philosopher in so many respects that whatever he writes is worth exploring. Born in Soviet Russia, Alexander Boot emigrated to the USA in 1973 and then to Britain in 1988. I've been reading his blog almost daily since I've discovered it almost two years ago. When I found it I thought I had struck intellectual gold. Then I started reading his books. We’ve become friends. You don't find many thinkers these days with Boot’s ideas, so he needs an...(Read Full Article)