The Jefferson Project

By Thor Duffin

Book Overview

The United States is mired in the Middle East for the third time, this time in Saudi Arabia, draining the national economy and further alienating the United States from the rest of the world.The country is increasingly divided as politicians stoke class envy and racial tension to get votes. Government corruption is rampant, and the national debt spirals while major problems remain unaddressed. Several western states band together after the revenue-hungry federal government passes an unfair tax that threatens to cripple their economies. State militias swell as tensions escalate to the point of armed conflict.A series of disasters, natural and manmade, drives California into bankruptcy. Five other states are on the brink. Riots break out when unemployment soars and entitlement programs are cut back. Anarchy threatens.Against this backdrop, a group of university students, challenged by their political science teacher, propose dramatic changes to the government. A political think tank, a media giant and a popular radio talk show host get behind their ideas, and a coordinated push begins for a new constitutional convention. The campaign gains traction quickly.The elite in Washington push back, doing everything possible to hinder the movement. When it looks like it might succeed anyway, they decide to take more direct action, putting the student's lives in imminent danger. As things come to a head, Congress attempts the ultimate political end-run to seize power, only to discover that they aren't the only player in the game. The Jefferson Project is a timely and thoughtful political thriller about the end of America as we know it, and about the potential and often frightening alternatives that lie beyond.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1451506694
• ISBN13: 9781451506693
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 451 Pages
• Weight: 7.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.0" x 6.0"