I’ve listened to Freedom Watch for about a year, and I’ve skimmed through several books written by Judge Andrew Napolitano (no relationship to Big Sister), and after reading Lies the Government Told You I think many of Napolitano’s books are very alike: story after story of how the United States Government has gone awry, and how natural rights and liberty are necessary for a peaceful society.

Starting with topics such as voting, the value of black persons, and the right to bear arms, Napolitano recounts story after story about how the federal government lied, mislead, or otherwise provided a mythical zeitgeist regarding how life works in the United States. Both conservatives and progressives alike have lessons to learn in this book, if indeed they are awake and willing to learn and repent. Napolitano shows us how American history, as we have been taught it, has been recounted by the mainstream in such a way that these stories do not fit within. For example, when they say “every vote counts,” Napolitano shows how special interest politicians (pretty much all of them) rig the system so well that we would never really know if our votes count anyway. Further, the so-called “two party system” (which Napolitano sees as a single party—the Big Government Party) is constructed to prevent the emergence of a third party into the system.

Overall, I think the book is worth reading due to the storytelling nature of the book, with some attention given to basic philosophy and principles of liberty. Since the chapters don’t flow like a novel, it’s easy to jump around from chapter to chapter, reading whatever suits one’s fancy. The title is a bit misleading, because it isn’t about “lies,” but more about the mythology throughout American history. But if Napolitano’s goal was to raise cognizance among readers about the truth about American history, he’s given us a great taste of how the truth has been suppressed or ignored.

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Doug

Doug Stuart is a committed follower of Jesus and passionate about building for the Kingdom of God through education and mobilization. He is a regular writer at LibertarianChristians.com as well as the founder of Living Loud.

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