Big Con（ISBN=） 英文原版

　　American politics has been hijacked. Over the past three
decades, a fringe group of economic hucksters has corrupted and
perverted our nations policies. With dark, engaging wit, Jonathan
Chait reveals how these canny zealots first took over the
Republican Party and then gamed the political system and the media
so that once unthinkable policieswithout a shred of academic,
expert, or even popular supportnow drive the political agenda,
regardless of which party is in power. Why have these ideas
succeeded in Washington? How did a clique of extremists gain
control of American economic policy and sell short the countrys
future? And why do their outlandish ideas still determine policy
despite repeated electoral setbacks? Chait tells the outrageous and
eye-opening story, expertly explaining just how politics and
economics work in Washington. He has produced a riveting drama of
greed and deceit that should be read by every concerned citizen,
especially in an election year.

　　Jonathan Chait is a senior editor at the New Republic and
writes the magazines signature TRB column. He is a contributing
editor to the Los Angeles Times and has written for many
publications including the New York Times, the Washington Post, the
Atlantic, and the Wall Street Journal.

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part Ⅰ：The Trans’0bmati0n of the Republican PanD
　Charlatans and Cranks
　The Sum of Au Lobbies
　Driving Out the Heretics
　The Necessity of Deceit
Part Ⅱ：The Corruption of American Politics
　Media：The Dog That Didn，t Watch
　How Washington Imagines Character
　The Abuse of Power
　The Mainstreaming of Radicalism、
　Conclusion：Plutocracy in America
　Notes   
Index