America's March to Socialism: Why We're One Step Closer to Giant Missile Parades

“Average everyday American” Beck compiles his favorite anti–government- and –liberal-fueled outrages from his popular radio show. The slickly produced three-minute segments are closer to standup routines than political editorials; jaunty parade music underscores Beck's sarcastic, gallows-humor jibes at fiscal recklessness, global warming and entitled college students. Beck has a morning DJ's deft patter and an impressive array of voices—many of which are intended as commentary to his own commentary, or straw men to be clambered over on the march to right-wing populist nirvana. The technique is admirable; the political content, significantly less so (one of Beck's rants is actually in praise of the statesmanship of... Mark Sanford). (June)