A shamefully myopic view of the political process, as envisioned by one of today's foremost right-wing-media drum beaters. Hewitt's broadly academic fear-mongering and religio-political fundamentalism offers some of the most potent conservative propaganda available in print. At best, Hewitt provides a compelling case for do-or-die electioneering, and strong points on how liberalism has failed to keep pace with society's intellectual energy -- if you can get past acres of gratutious name-calling and unilateral hypotheses. At worst, Hewitt fails to offer more than a rote conservative message on how affecting the transfer of wealth to the most powerful in society, in the name of personal security, and holding a lopsided view of values and morality (e.g., greed and violence are good, sex and aiding society's most vulnerable are bad), will benefit all.