Treason

Liberal Treachery from the Cold War to the War on Terrorism

By: Ann Coulter

Narrated by: Ann Coulter

Length: 6 hrs and 15 mins

Publisher's summary

In a stunning follow-up to her number one best seller Slander, leading conservative pundit Ann Coulter contends that liberals have been wrong on every foreign policy issue, from the fight against Communism at home and abroad, the Nixon and the Clinton presidencies, and the struggle with the Soviet empire right up to today's war on terrorism. "Liberals have a preternatural gift for always striking a position on the side of treason," says Coulter. "Everyone says liberals love America, too. No, they don't." From Truman to Kennedy to Carter to Clinton, "America has contained, appeased, and retreated, often sacrificing America's best interests and security. With the fate of the world in the balance, liberals should leave the defense of the nation to conservatives."

Reexamining the 60-year history of the Cold War and beyond - including the career of Senator Joseph McCarthy, the Whittaker Chambers-Alger Hiss affair, Ronald Reagan's challenge to Mikhail Gorbachev to "tear down this wall", the Gulf War, and our present war on terrorism - Coulter reveals how liberals have been horribly wrong in all their political analyses and policy prescriptions. She also examines how history, especially in the latter half of the twentieth century, has been written by liberals and, therefore, distorted by their perspective. Far from being irrelevant today, her clearheaded and piercing view of what we've been through informs us perfectly for challenges today and in the future.

With Slander, Ann Coulter became the most recognized and talked-about conservative intellectual of the year. Treason, in many ways an even more controversial and prescient book, will ignite impassioned political debate at one of the most crucial moments in our history.

©2003 Ann Coulter (P)2003 Random House, Inc. Random House Audio, a division of Random House, Inc.

Don't trust the hateful reviews. This book rocks

Most of the negative reviews here actually admit they haven't read (or heard) this book. This actually seems the reinforce the point of Coulters other book, Slander.

If you are new to Coulter, listend to Slander first. It is astoundingly enternaining, and thought provoking. I liked this book (Treason) a great deal, but would recomend Slander first.

Her work is well researched, and made me laugh out loud repeatedly.

I can't wait for the next book...

Excellent

Don't be mislead by the 1-star reviews; this book is classic Coulter: funny, smart, polemical, and brilliantly argued. If you're an Ann Fan, you'll love it!!

Let them howl...

Let the liberals yell and howl over this one. I am reminded of the old line, "Me thinks he doth protest too much!"

As a baby-boomer, I too, grew up thinking that the "McCarthyism" was some terrible phenomenon where a bunch of people over-zealously reacted to a supposed Communist presence in the post-WWII era. Ann demonstrates otherwise. But by the third chapter, I was convinced that Ann was presenting her case in a very compelling manner that there was more to this than we were always led to believe.

Yes, she is her usual self and tweaks liberals as only she can. But in between all of that, are facts and figures that she uses to build her case convincingly. Liberals will scream bloody murder that she is taking them to task... but she does make her case. It is a great history lesson... and if you truly ARE interested in all sides to the story, this is probably one side you won't get from the main stream media. This is definately a must listen/read.

Well researched and enlightening!

This book was well researched and very enlighting. From the extent of Ann Coultier's research on the Vinona Project to the accurate and historical account of Senator Joseph McCarthy's inquiry into Communists in the State Department this book pulls no punches and leaves no stone unturned. This truly her best yet.

Stunning how some reviewers refuse to see it!?

I am actually aghast at the fact that those who have negatively reviewed this tome have failed to see what she is talking about. The author provides clear, concise examples of overt bias in the media from the enablers, cheerleaders, and mouthpieces of the left, and backs up every claim she makes with some hard, verifiable evidence. Perhaps a well-reasoned response to these books, Treason and Slander, would be beneficial if someone feels that they could respond with a defensible position. However, I think that would be extremely difficult (read: impossible) because it extremely difficult to refute the evidence in this book. Most damning is the Alger Hiss information, in my opinion. Incredible the lengths that some would go to in order to protect their poster-child.

One response to a negative review that I had read before purchasing these books (Slander & Treason; bought them together) about the author's use of Lexus-Nexus searches as evidence. It is necessary to use that when the topic you are researching is the media. Since one of the points of these books is that a blatant, left-leaning bias exists in the media and that it enables the Democrat party, she had to use examples from the media. One cannot write with research from Harvard and Yale regarding the media in this case because no supporting viewpoint could be published from such a place.

My review stands as a stellar performance in both books. I recommend them together; what a pair!

Liberals should get the hardcopy...

so you can 'debunk' her sources. I've only ever heard one side of the story and she lays out the other side and provides sources. I'd like to get the hardcopy myself so I can check her sources. I can't believe the negative reviewers listened to or read the book, I have.

Liberals will hate this...because its the truth.

Liberals always think they are smarter than the common man. They think that they need to save the masses. Ann does an outstanding job of exposing the truth of the liberal agenda.

treason

Outstanding. She tells history like it happened, like I remember it happening. She also tells history like the revisionists wanted me to think I saw it.

A must-read for conservatives and liberals

Two reasons this book is an absolute must-read for conscientious conservatives and liberals alike: The first is, whether you ultimately agree with Ann or not, you will have to concede that her most important conclusions are based on primary research (by Ann and others, all cited), such as the Venona Project and the original research behind the McCarthy hearings. Her conclusions are not derived from a pile of contemporaneous and biased newspaper clippings, nor are they based on endless recitations of third-party experts (though these all appear). Because of this, her work does way more than provide talking points for cocktail party arguments: It provides brand-new credible evidence. The second reason to read her book is that, even if you throw out her primary research--on the grounds that if it were true it would already be in the history books--it is difficult to argue with her thesis on why things actually turned out the way we all know they did. Ann's biggest faults are her gross selectivity in the choice of topics, her shrill qualities, and her loose-wristed use of the term "liberal". However, the proper response is to conduct one's own primary research and prove her conclusions false. If you are not going to do that, then would you just get the rest of us a cup of coffee? This is a fabulous book. Every voter should read it.

Excellent

Presents a clear picture of American History