In the words of Harvard economist Niall Ferguson, the United
States is “an empire on the edge of chaos.” Why? Glenn Beck
thinks the answer is pretty simple: Because we’ve turned our
backs on the Constitution.
Yes, our country is financially broke, but that’s just a
side effect of our broken spirit, our broken faith in
government, the broken promises by our leaders, and a broken
political system that has centralized power at the expense
of individual rights.
There is a lot of work ahead, but we can’t move forward
until we first understand how we got here. Starting with the
American Revolution, Glenn takes readers on an express train
through 234 years of history, culminating with the Great
Recession and the bipartisan recklessness of Presidents Bush
and Obama. It’s the history lesson we all wished we’d had in
school. (Did you know, for example, that FDR once made a key
New Deal policy decision based on his lucky number?)
Along the way, you’ll see how everything you thought you
knew about the political parties is a lie, how Democrats and
Republicans alike used to fight for minimum government and
maximum freedom, and how both parties have been taken over
by a cancer called “progressivism.” By the end, you’ll
understand why no president, no congress and no court can
fix this problem alone. Looking toward them for answers is
like looking toward the ocean for drinking water— it looks
promising, but the end result is catastrophic.
After revealing the trail of lies that brought us here,
Broke exposes the truth about what we’re really facing. Most
people have seen pieces of the puzzle, but very few have
ever seen the whole picture—and for very good reason: Our
leaders have done everything in their power to hide it. If
Americans understood how dire things really are, they would
be demanding radical reform right now. Despite the rhetoric,
that’s not the kind of change our politicians really believe in.
Finally, Broke provides the hope that comes with knowing the
truth. Once you see what we’re really up against, it’s much
easier to develop a realistic plan. To fix ourselves
financially, Glenn argues, we have to fix ourselves first.
That means some serious introspection and, ultimately, a
series of actions that will unite all Americans around the
concept of shared sacrifice. After all, this generation may
not be asked to storm beaches, but we are being asked to do
something just as critical to preserving freedom.
Packed with great stories from history, chalkboard-style
teachable moments, custom illustrations, and Glenn Beck’s
trademark combination of entertainment and enlightenment,
Broke makes the case that when you’re traveling in the wrong
direction, slight course corrections won’t cut it—you need
to take drastic action. Through a return to individual
rights, an uncompromising adherence to the Constitution, and
a complete rethinking about the role of government in a free
society, Glenn exposes the idea of “transformation” for the
progressive smokescreen that it is, and instead builds a
compelling case that restoration is the only way forward.
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