The Deep State

Praise for The Party Is Over

"Lofgren's ideas are trenchant and far-reaching. . . . With the feel of a long-repressed confession and the authority of an insider's testimony, like the anti-war views of a decorated infantry officer . . . he writes about how the Republican party took advantage of a profoundly ignorant electorate, an easily conned and distracted media, and a cowed Democratic Party to press the ideological struggle in spite of the deep unpopularity of many of its positions."
--George Packer, The New Yorker

"A fast-moving, hard-hitting, dryly witty book-length account of the radicalization of the Republican party, the failures of Democratic rivals and the appalling consequences for the country at large. Like the essay that inspired it, The Party Is Over is forceful, convincing and seductive."
--The Washington Post

"An engrossing autopsy of current political reality--where one party looks like a freak show and the other barely registers a pulse."
--Tampa Bay Times

"A Republican-eye view of what went wrong, beginning with Newt Gingrich's takeover of the Republican Party. . . . Lofgren advances our understanding of middle class issues significantly."
--Business Insider

"A pen in Lofgren's deft hands, combined with his deep understanding of political history and acid sense of humor, becomes a sharp, deeply penetrating harpoon aimed at the heart of his subject. In addition to harpooning the bloated degenerate Republican whale, Mike harpoons the Democrats by demonstrating subtly, yet persuasively, how their growing 'uselessness' arose out of an enervating sense of entitlement to power."
--Counterpunch

"Lofgren wields not only a rare integrity in this town, but credibility, too. . . . His often comedic take on the grim political reality in Washington is no joke."
--The American Conservative

"Expect demand for this inside view of Washington, D.C., by a staffer who spent a quarter-century on Capitol Hill before publishing a screed on 'America's broken political system' at truthout.org. Lofgren criticizes Democrats . . . but his long service to GOP office-holders inevitably makes his critique of that party more detailed and fascinating. . . . A pungent, penetrating insider polemic."
--Booklist (starred review)