The Ruling Class: A Novel by Beaufort Books - Perfect for Book Clubs & Political Fiction Fans

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In this profound and incisive work, Angelo M. Codevilla introduces readers to the Ruling Class, the group of bipartisan political elites who run America. This Ruling Class, educated at prestigious universities and convinced of its own superiority, has everything to gain by raising taxes and expanding the reach of government. This class maintains that it knows what is best and continually increases its power over every facet of American life, from family and marriage to the environment, guns, and God.It is becoming increasingly apparent that this Ruling Class does not represent the interests of the majority of Americans, who value self-rule and the freedom on whose promise America was founded. Millions of Americans are now reasserting our right to obey the Constitution, not the Ruling Class. This desire transcends all organizations and joins independents, Republicans, and Democrats into The Country Party, whose members embody the ideas and habits that made America great. The majority of Americans feel that the Ruling Class is demeaning us, impoverishing us, demoralizing us, and want to be rid of it.

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The actual text of this book is only 87 pages, so you really DO have time to read it! ...It would be so worth your investment! Why? ... because it will reward you with the sweet gift of CLARITY. Who does not feel disoriented and disheartened at the current state of affairs?! To read Codevilla is to feel restored to reality. Now that is worth a couple hours turning pages!Codevilla augments his 87 pages with the texts of The Declaration of Independence and The Constitution. We the People must assert the governing framework of these brief documents; because, as Codevilla observes, "it has become conventional wisdom among our Ruling Class that they may transcend the Constitution while pretending allegiance to it" (p.42).When I read the Trent Lott quote on p.74: "As soon as they get here, we need to co-opt them;" I thought of Junior Senator Marco Rubio's career disaster in joining "the gang of 8" amnesty bill. I hope Rubio will recognize how he was played, and double down on Constitutional principles in a future leadership career. He should read this book!!It is interesting in this day of the Trump revolution that in this 2010 book, Codevilla predicted a constituent rebellion among Republican voters is inevitable. He warns the Ruling Class that run the Republican party "will have a rude awakening" (p.75) if they continue to govern like Liberal Democrats. Codevilla closes his text with a search through history for how a Constitutional reformation could be successful. If he had a recommendation, I didn't find it! I take his precautions about what would NOT work in the long run. But I wish he had take a few more pages to explore one of the books in his bibliography: "The Roots of American Order" by Russell Kirk (1974). He summarizes: "Kirk argues that American Order is grounded in certain permanent institutions, beliefs, and characteristics of Americans: that TO RESTORE LIBERTY to its rightful place in society, we must STRENGTHEN THE FOUNDATIONS on which it is built: the habits of heart and mind that make (or "made"/csm) America exceptional" (p.142).

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