Money, Lies, and God: Inside the Movement to Destroy American Democracy
by Katherine Stewart
View on GoodreadsAmerica's antidemocratic right runs on three groups, in Stewart's reporting from its conferences, strategy meetings and religious services: the funders, the thinkers and the rank-and-file she calls the infantry. Each misleads the others and their goals conflict, but what unites them is opposition to democratic government.
Core ideas
- A mobilized minority: The movement is far outnumbered by centrist Americans and more divided than it looks, yet it is mobilized out of proportion to its size.
- Religion as engine: A heavily politicized form of religion, organized around a recently constructed pro-life theory, sits at the center of its mobilization.
- The long game: Its goals include dismantling public education and restricting reproductive and voting rights, so you can't beat it by winning one election.
Published2025
Pages352
ISBN9781635578546
ReadMar 2025
