Bøger af Martin McCorkle

Set in a near-future emergency department, A Sick System opens with a mother waiting to see her sick eight-year-old son, his parents' only focus being his recovery. Then comes Universal Health Care and treatment is forever changed-as are the lives of those under its thumb. This novella interacts with most of the ideas feeding the current debate: liberalism and conservatism; capitalism, socialism and communism; individual and collective identity; class envy; what it means to be human; justice and fairness; as well as security and freedom. Unlike a classroom, textbook, or political speech, A Sick System treats these issues in the real and emotional contexts of illness and death.

Twins are born. David, through his passion for wilderness, winds up working for a major oil corporation in Alaska and discovers the wisdom and freedom of capitalism. Jonathan, through the teachings of his church, becomes active in social justice and enters politics. Despite their personality clashes, they have one thing in common: they fall in love with the same woman. David's alcoholism drives him to despair and he turns to Christ. Jonathan's political success propels him to the Senate where he embraces socialism. When his company challenges David to become a lobbyist because of his relationship to his brother, conflicts explode in Washington. Tensions mount as the brothers' competing ideals and passions collide in a national catastrophe leading to a deadly confrontation.