In this, her final and perhaps greatest book, Molly Ivins
launches a counterattack on the executive branch’s shredding
of our cherished Bill of Rights. From illegal wiretaps and
the unlawful imprisonment of American citizens to the
creeping influence of religious extremism on our national
agenda and the erosion of the checks and balances that
prevent a president from seizing unitary powers, Ivins and
her longtime collaborator, Lou Dubose, describe the attacks
on America’s vital constitutional guarantees. With
devastating humor and keen eyes for deceit and hypocrisy,
they show how severe these incursions have become, and they
ask us all to take an active role in protecting the Bill of
Rights.
Praise for Bill of
Wrongs:
“Should make anyone laugh, cheer
and roar with rage.” –New Orleans
Times-Picayune
“[Molly Ivins is] wonderfully
direct about the costs of our lost civil liberties. . . .
Ivins’ voice–in all its drawling, acerbic, storytelling,
fearless glory–is stilled now. . . . But her message lives
on. And every thoughtful American ought to be
listening.” –The Buffalo News
“With her
characteristic acerbic humor, Ivins and colleague Dubose
dissect the myriad attacks the Bush administration has made
on the Bill of Rights and how ordinary citizens have fought
back.” –Booklist
“Ivins’ own description of
the book is spot-on: ‘a hopeful and gladsome romp through
some serious terrain.” –The New York
Observer
“A truly compelling read . . . filled
with devastating humor and razor-sharp
commentary.” –Austinist
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