Lewis E. Kaplan’s 40 years of publishing and business experience have provided him with first-hand knowledge of the impact of currency exchange fluctuations on the domestic market, and the role of the U.S. dollar in the global economy. He was founder of RetailWeek, an award-winning business publication, vice-president of marketing for GENESCO Europa, and president of PLADS, a division of Kellwood Company. He has also served as a consultant to Fortune 500 corporations. He attended Cornell University and completed his studies at the University of Aix-en-Provence. During World War II, he served in the Army Air Force in the Pacific.

Stalin has been accused of many things; add to the list his role as the father of modern-day economics.

The dramatic narrative traces the evolution of the concept of the Almighty Dollar...

Stalin has been accused of many things; add to the list his role as the father of modern-day economics.

The dramatic narrative traces the evolution of the concept of the Almighty Dollar against the backdrop of the development and denouement of the Cold War, demonstrating how individual decisions made by US and Soviet leaders affected the course of events.

This enlightening and controversial book sets forth the thesis that the growing prosperity of the U.S. during the past 60 years is directly linked to deficit spending, and that the synergy of these two phenomena will continue for the foreseeable future.

An analysis of the Historical Tables of the United States Government, showing the tandem growth of U.S. deficits and the GDP, is interwoven into the historical recounting.

The epilogue concludes that the U.S. economy is on a treadmill of deficit spending, and that if deficit spending is substantially reduced, a global recession will ensue.

Furthermore, The Almighty Dollar is not in danger of collapse because if the nations of the world don’t sustain the integrity of the U.S. dollar as the currency of exchange, their own economies will collapse.

Introduction
Chapter 1. Evolution of the Almighty Dollar
Chapter 2. The Amazing American Economy
Chapter 3. Beyond Good and Evil: A Different Portrait of Joe Stalin
Chapter 4. The Contradictions of State Socialism
Chapter 5. The Cold War Begins: The Truman Presidency
Chapter 6. The Cold War in Neutral: The Eisenhower Presidency
Chapter 7. Expanding the Cold War: The Kennedy Presidency
Chapter 8. The Great Society: The Johnson Presidency
Chapter 9. The Renegade Republican: The Nixon Presidency
Chapter 10. Frustration: The Presidencies of Ford and Carter
Chapter 11. America on the Attack: The Reagan Presidency
Chapter 12. The End of the Cold War: The George H. W. Bush Presidency

Appendix: Tables