Really interesting look at the religious right and how it's come to occupy its key place in American (especially Republican) politics. This is a topic I've always had an interest in, and this is one of the better overview books about the movement I've found. It's obviously coming from a critical perspective on the movement under discussion (which I share), but it's thorough and not flippant.

Each chapter is organized around key individuals or groups and then flows into the next chapter about individuals and groups who are connected to them. This way of organizing the material really made the links clear, which was one of the big strengths of the book.

I've been a big fan of the political journalism of Max Blumenthal's father, Sidney, for many years, and Max seems to have inherited his father's ability to write about politics in a way that takes ideas seriously and doesn't dumb them down, but is always clear and flows well.