Included bibliographical referneces.; The reshaping & redefining of America -- Money: the real opiate of the masses -- The political weapon "service" of choice: the U.S. tax code -- The perks & privileges of the political class -- The cancer of progressivism -- Is it a rising or a setting sun? -- The 9.12 project -- Thomas Paine's Common sense -- Of the origin and design of government in general, with concise remarks on the English constitution -- Of monarchy and hereditary succession -- Thoughts on the present state of American affairs -- Of the present ability of America, with some miscellaneous reflections.;