- Conservatives are paragons of moral rectitude.

- Elitist liberals control the media.

- George W. Bush is a compassionate conservative.

- Republicans know how to run the economy.

- Democrats are spendthrifts who bust budgets.

- Bill Clinton is the root of all evil.

- Tough right-wingers never coddle terrorists.

Joe Conason, whose investigation of the conservative witchhunt of Bill Clinton became a major national bestseller, takes on the most common arguments, myths, and fallacies propounded by the right - and exposes them as the smear tactics they really are.

A powerful rebuttal to books like Bias or Slander, Big Lies is essential reading in an era of right-wing bullying and political conformity.

In Big Lies, Joe Conason rips through the ten most damaging lies perpetrated by the right wing propaganda machine. This scathing, fact-filled analysis debunks it all:

- The myth that Republicans are fiscal geniuses and champions of free enterprise.

- The right's self-proclaimed monopoly on "family values."

- The conservative smearing of liberals as unpatriotic and anti-American.

- And of course, the "compassionate conservatism" of George W. Bush. (It depends on the meaning of “compassionate.”)

Big Lies confronts right-wing slander and bias with a long-awaited, badly-needed counterpunch to the deceptions that have plagued American politics for a generation.

Chapter One
Limousine Liberals and Corporate Jet Conservatives
"Tax-cutting Republicans are friends of the common man, while liberals are snobbish elitists who despise the work ethic."

Chapter Two:
Peroxide Paradox: The Blonde Misleading the Blind
"Liberals control the media and misuse their influence to promote left-wing policies."

Chapter Three:
Male Cheerleaders and Chickenhawks
"Conservatives truly love America and support the armed forces, while liberals are unpatriotic draft dodgers."

Chapter Four:
Deja Voodoo, All Over Again
"Republicans are strict accountants who balance budgets and promote economic growth, while Democrats are tax-and-spenders who bust budgets, stifle the economy and distrust capitalism."

Chapter Five:
Why Dick Armey Joined the ACLU
"Conservatives are the only reliable defenders of individual liberty, because progressives worship political correctness and suppress freedom."

Chapter Six:
Private Lives and Public Lies
"Conservatives protect family values and moral virtue, while liberals promote immorality and vice."

Chapter Seven:
Tokens of Their Esteem
"Conservatives believe in colorblind equality, while liberals cynically exploit the victimization of blacks and other minorities."

Chapter Eight:
Crony Capitalism, Infectious Greed and The Way the World Really Works
"Conservatives are the only true champions of free enterprise."

Chapter Nine:
Faith, Charity and the Mayberry Machiavellis
"George W. Bush is a compassionate conservative."

Chapter Ten:
"Dead or Alive" - Or Maybe Just Forgotten
"Conservatives are tough on terrorism, while liberal Democrats are soft."