The Captive American

What would our founding fathers think if they saw us today?

The Captive American offers a way out of the political and economic prisons we have let our leaders build.

Why has government lost the spirit of the old town meeting? Why does candidate after candidate solemnly promise to address our crisis, only to leave a trail of bigger problems? Why do half of us not even bother to vote?

Lee Brandenburg, a wealthy philanthropist from California’s Silicon Valley, was disturbed by where he saw our nation headed. With Andrew Lewis Shepherd’s expertise and a dedicated research team of Stanford University doctoral students, he set out to blow the lid off the status quo.

The result is a book that lays it on the line in uncompromising fashion. Brandenburg has uncovered the startling political process that controls national decision-making, the mechanisms that have taken over the system – because we let them – and the people behind the scenes who hold us captive.

Brandenburg aims to energize Americans for a new age of political involvement by arousing their anger at the abuses he reveals in this hard-hitting exposé.

Showing how Americans have been misled into believing that national issues are too complicated to understand, this book approaches even the most complex problems with honesty and common sense.

First published in 1987, The Captive American is an exceptionally readable book that is down-to-earth and entertaining, as the reader joins a political novice on his journey of discovery. With suggested reforms that are already sparking controversy, Lee Brandenburg lays out a blueprint for no less than a second American Revolution.

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Foreword; Why I Finally Wrote This Book; A Note from the Author

PART I LEADERSHIP LOST AND FOUND

PART II ECONOMICS: THE SEARCH FOR PROSPERITY

PART III FOREIGN POLICY: THE SEARCH FOR PEACE

PART IV BACK TO OUR FUTURE

Checklist for the Active American; Suggestions for Further Reading

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