Ameritopia: The Unmaking of America, Mark R. Levin - Summary

In this summary of Mark R. Levin's book, Ameritopia: The Unmaking of America, you will discover how America's government has been slowly descending into tyranny using utopian tactics that serve to bring citizens under control until they are completely dependent upon the state for sustenance.

The evidence for Levin's claims is presented in an engaging format beginning with the definition of utopia and ending with specific examples of how America has become a utopian state. Levin takes you back in history to show you other examples of utopia and how all of them eventually descended into tyranny. He also talks about what makes America unique and how the Founding Fathers intended the government to operate. Levin points out time and time again that the current governmental atmosphere is far from the original intentions, which were based on the philosophies of John Locke and Charles de Montesquieu. Instead, Levin suggests the country is trending toward the ideal societies imagined by Plato, Thomas More, Thomas Hobbes, and even Karl Marx.

However, Levin proves that these societies were anything but ideal by digging deeper into their power-hungry intentions and oppressive practices. Using more evidence from the Constitution, Levin expertly contrasts today's American society with the Founding Fathers' purposeful inclusions and exclusions, and then compares it to utopian ideals to illustrate how far from the Founders' original vision America has strayed.