It Can Happen Here (Conason book)

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It Can Happen Here: Authoritarian Peril in the Age of Bush

Author	Joe Conason
Language	English
Subject	Authoritarianism, George W. Bush
Publisher	Thomas Dunne Books, an imprint of St. Martin's Press
Publication date	February, 2007 (1st edition, hardcover)
Publication place	United States
Media type	Hardcover
Pages	238 pages (1st edition, hardcover)
ISBN	0-312-35605-6 (1st edition, hardcover)
Dewey Decimal	973.93 22
LC Class	E902 .C658 2007

It Can Happen Here: Authoritarian Peril in the Age of Bush (2007) is a nonfiction book written by liberal writer and commentator Joe Conason. Conason discusses what he sees as a trend towards authoritarianism during the administration of US President George W. Bush, focusing on manipulation of intelligence and public opinion surrounding the Iraq War, disregard of national and international law (the NSA warrantless wiretapping controversy and signing statements are used as examples), the increased mix of big business and government, and more. The title comes from Sinclair Lewis' novel It Can't Happen Here (1935), which portrays an American dictatorship and is quoted frequently throughout the book.

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