The long-awaited final volume of Chalmers Johnson’s bestselling
Blowback trilogy confronts the overreaching of the American
empire and the threat it poses to the republic
In his prophetic book Blowback, Chalmers Johnson linked the
CIA’s clandestine activities abroad to disaster at home. In
The Sorrows of Empire, he explored the ways in which the
growth of American militarism and the garrisoning of the
planet have jeopardized our stability. Now, in Nemesis, he
shows how imperial overstretch is undermining the republic
itself, both economically and politically.
Delving into new areas—from plans to militarize outer space
to Constitution-breaking presidential activities at home and
the devastating corruption of a toothless Congress—Nemesis
offers a striking description of the trap into which the
dreams of America’s leaders have taken us. Drawing
comparisons to empires past, Johnson explores in vivid
detail just what the unintended consequences of our
dependence on a permanent war economy are likely to be. What
does it mean when a nation’s main intelligence organization
becomes the president’s secret army? Or when the globe’s
sole “hyperpower,” no longer capable of paying for the
vaulting ambitions of its leaders, becomes the greatest
hyper-debtor of all times?
In his stunning conclusion, Johnson suggests that financial
bankruptcy could herald the breakdown of constitutional
government in America—a crisis that may ultimately prove to
be the only path to a renewed nation.
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