The book examines critical moments in American history, with particular focus on the Kennedy assassination, 9/11, and the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections. It exposes flaws in the conventional wisdom in each case, in a non-partisan manner that separates political ideology from an objective analysis of the facts. The author’s style is at once objective and academic, utilizing historical background information (often neglected by other historians and the media) to illuminate current circumstances. The author takes the mainstream media to task for abandoning its watchdog role over governmental misconduct, and goes where other authors, most major publishers, and the mainstream media have consistently refuse to go…into direct criticism of government leaders and their cronies. The term “false-flag event” isn’t well understood, but it has been a valuable tool for corrupt leaders and tyrants since the first century AD. Until the reader understands what a false-flag event is, he or she is incapable of recognizing the difference between a conspiracy theorist and an honest skeptic.