Empire of Debt

"Empire of Debt" is a book written by Bill Bonner and Addison Wiggin, subtitled "The Rise of an Epic Financial Crisis" [William Bonner and Addison Wiggin, "Empire of Debt: The Rise of an Epic Financial Crisis", John Wiley & Sons (2006), ISBN 0471739022] .

The authors argue the United States has essentially transformed from a republic into an empire, although it also discusses such varied themes as the wisdom of the dead and a style of investment the authors term "essentialism".

Bonner's and Wiggin's iconoclastic points of view contrast sharply with those in mainstream U.S. politics.Fact|date=July 2008

The authors sometimes take a lighthearted attitude toward the economic crisis they describe, poking fun at Thomas Friedman and including a humorous glossary with entries such as: "Bill Gates: Where God goes for a loan."

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