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Summary: This book is THE "red pill" of modern politics
Review: Boston's "Hologram of Liberty" is both highly informative, yet very disturbing. Time to get disturbed! If liberties activists wonder why they constantly 'spin their wheels' against the beuracratic control machine, "Hologram" lays out precisely why, and in an easy-to-follow format as with all Boston T. Party books. America is a much different place than what we have been fooled into believing. The Matrix of deception has been pulled over our eyes, and we have been enslaved as mere batteries to the machines that control us. But we can, and will prevail in the end. Not only does "Mr. Royce" outline the problems w/ the constitutions framers own quotes and examples of why we are nearly under totalitarian control, but he offers real, and effective solutions based on those real problems. Now, if we could only get the socialists who run the schools to get this book to the kids, we'd have a formidable force for freedom and a return to liberty. Fat chance! Bottom line, get this book to everyone you know, fast! Thanks Ken, See ya on the frontlines...
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Summary: Wow a Traitor.
Review: I picked up this book with some skepticism and a little trepidation. I've long been something of a fan of the Constitution and, though I'm no expert, I certainly have more knowledge about it than the average American does. But the research behind Hologram of Liberty was so extensive and with such attention to detail that I learned new things in every chapter. I also, largely against my will, found myself convinced that appearances are, indeed, deceiving. The beginning of the book is devoted to history. Writings by the Founding Fathers as well as excerpts from news reports of the day are mingled with segments of the Constitution and quotes from the Federalist Papers. With the evidence at hand and directly from participants and witnesses of the Constitutional Convention, Royce makes his case, and a compelling one it is. He says that his research has led him to conclude that "the Constitution and the Federal Government was the most protracted coup d'etat in history." In later chapters, Royce takes us up to the present day and describes how the Constitution is applied. More importantly, he offers suggestions as to how we might "make happier arrangements, while we still have at least our Bill of Rights." Hologram of Liberty is at times difficult to follow (I occasionally found myself re-reading certain paragraphs) due in no small part to the eloquent and slightly archaic English commonly used two centuries ago. But Royce's ability to distill information and to explain in simple terms various codicils and caveats is invaluable to those who want to learn more about the Constitution, its true intent, and just how it was the government got from there to here in two hundred years. Now that I've read Hologram of Liberty in its entirety, it's only served a small part of its intended purpose. As Royce so delicately puts it, "For over 200 years, we've been in blind love with an apparition, a hologram of liberty." Now that the blinders are off, I plan to keep the book readily at hand on the bookshelf in my office as a reference. I suspect it will prove almost as valuable the second and the twenty-second time around.
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Summary: Excellent Expose' of the Constitution
Review: Kenneth Royce does a brilliant job of exposing the US Constitution for what it really is: a government that centralizes all power in the Federal government. Royce takes you from the Revolution to the ratification of the Constitution showing how the Articles of Confederation were totally destroyed. As pointed out by Royce this should be called a national, not federal government. The Constitution provides the framework for an unlimited government instead of a confederate republic. Royce correctly shows Hamilton's designs for a all powerful, monarchial central government with which to submerge the states.
Hamilton is shown in his true light as a tool for the merchant class, banks, corporations, and the ruling elite of the new republic. Along with other Federalists he is shown manipulating public opinion through scare tactics and propaganda. Standing against him were the anti-federalists, and Thomas Jefferson, a true votary of human liberty. Although this book can be depressing it is a must read for a patriot.
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Summary: Wow a Traitor.
Review: Man those tyrants were really smart making up this Constitution,I mean look how much power it has given them. PEOPLE, TYRANNY ALWAYS GROWS IN ANY GOVERNMENT. THE FOUNDING FATHERS KNEW THAT THE CONSTITUTION WOULD ONLY DELAY THE GROWTH OF TYRANNY. So hey lets all just go over to Washington D.C. and burn the Constitution because you believe this great document is a FRUAD!!!!!!!Wow lets see how long you would last after you did that.lol
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Summary: The best book on the Constitution I ever read!
Review: Now THIS is a book you can sink your "mind's teeth" into! If you've ever wondered how we have come to suffer from a huge central government under a Constitution which was supposed to prevent such, then Hologram of Liberty is your book. I met Kenneth Royce (a.k.a. Boston T. Party) at an expo recently, and he confided that he considered Hologram his finest work. I agree. While I've greatly enjoyed his other more "how-to" titles (Good-Bye April 15th!, You & The Police!, Bulletproof Privacy, Boston on Guns & Courage, and Boston on Surviving Y2K), Hologram of Liberty is utterly unique and sweeping. He proves that the 1787 Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia was tantamount to a coup d'etat which created a leviathan state over time. He then outlines the classic political solutions to Big Government (e.g., elections, constitutional amendments, a 3rd party, a virtuous constitutional convention, and 10th Amendment assertions by the states/people) and proves them to be fruitless. His ingenious solutions to a government which regulates everything from aprons to xylophones are the most fascinating proposals I've ever read in the subject of political science. This is a thoroughly original work, and quite honestly one of the best books I've ever had the pleasure to read. I really can't say enough about Hologram of Liberty!
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Summary: Understanding the New Leviathan
Review: Royce's "Hologram of Liberty" provides the best explanation I have seen concerning why we now live in a nation where flack-jacketed SWAT teams can kill you(accidentally, of course) on the mere suspicion that you possess drugs, with no consequence to themselves, and why all of your possessions can be confiscated without you being charged with a crime. The problem is primarily ideological and attitudinal--the peoples' belief in liberty was what supported the Constitutional idea for 200 years. But, Royce points out that the Constitution contains elements (Treaty clause, Interstate Commerce clause, Executive Orders, and others) that have enabled the statists and their accumulation of almost absoute power. The implication of Royce's extensive and erudite examination is that our Constitution is now more of a threat to than a protector of our liberty. The solution is primarily educational, but also to make fundamental changes to the Constitution, to make it what most citizens thought it was at the time of its writing (except the anti-federalists, of course). That seems to be the only road to salvation, but will require the focused efforts of all libertarian and conservative groups. "Hologram of Liberty" is the most important book I have read in forty years of libertarianism. I recommend it with great enthusiasm. The book needs greater exposure. Its theme is the key to arresting continued growth of the new leviathan.
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Summary: Exposes the lies, lies, sweet little lies that we're told
Review: The belief that we are a free country and that the federalist papers are important reading are statements thought to be true by many people. In fact, Mr T. Party, points out that it's the anti-federalist papers we need to pay closer attention to because we can see the results of the federalist papers right in front of us, tyranny, blatant law breaking by government officials, etc. Hamilton was supposed to be president, this book says, and in reading history I've come to believe that is correct, but his ill fated duel caused his death and he didn't get to carry out his federalist vision, but the constitution he wrote did it for him. gradually. this is an excellent read.
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Summary: Exposes the lies, lies, sweet little lies that we're told
Review: The belief that we are a free country and that the federalist papers are important reading are statements thought to be true by many people. In fact, Mr T. Party, points out that it's the anti-federalist papers we need to pay closer attention to because we can see the results of the federalist papers right in front of us, tyranny, blatant law breaking by government officials, etc. Hamilton was supposed to be president, this book says, and in reading history I've come to believe that is correct, but his ill fated duel caused his death and he didn't get to carry out his federalist vision, but the constitution he wrote did it for him. gradually. this is an excellent read.
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Summary: Parchment Worshippers Take Note
Review: The Constitution that we live under was originally intended to be a document that would provide the cracks from which the waters of tyranny would ooze. The Hamiltonian Centralizers purposely provided us with a document that would destroy true Federalism (decentralization) and exalt the notion of a highly centralized form of Republican tyranny. The "Anti-Federalists" were the TRUE Federalists, and the "Federalists" were actually anti-federalists when the meaning of such is taken in its proper context. Boston T. Party deflates the wet dreams of the Parchment Worshippers. The Constitution actually went through numerous re-writings so as to pave the way for later interpretations that would grant ultimate power to a Central Machine. The Articles of Confederation should have been left to stand.
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Summary: Anti-Federalist Nouveau
Review: This book gave me a great insight into my previous read, the Anti-Federalist Papers. These guys knew what the constitution really was, and what it would do. While I used to invoke the constitution in my defense, I now understand it was the first of two centuries of post-revolutionary attacks on American freedom. Buy it.
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