Collecting 33 essays from one of America’s freshest voices, House of Ill Repute skewers the Bush Administration for its reckless invasions, warrantless wiretaps, lethally incompetent response to Hurricane Katrina, and other scandals and blunders.

At the same time, it also refutes the claim that no one could foresee the costs and dangers of these failed policies.

Praise for House of Ill Repute

“In this volume, Will Pitt continues to show us why he is one of the foremost progressive essayists of our time. In prose that is striking and often lyrical, Pitt paints a vivid picture of the dangerous and disturbing times in which we are living and casts a bright light on the often illegal conduct of this Administration. Despite this, Pitt never fails to remind us that there is hope and that the power to create change is ours.”
—Congressman John Conyers, Jr.

“Will Pitt is an insightful observer of the shameful performance of the Bush administration. His cogent ritiques of what the American people have had to endure these past six years make for a riveting read.”
—Ambassador Joseph Wilson, author of The Politics of Truth

“Notify the NSA, William Rivers Pitt is at it again! These eloquent, outraged, wry, and accessible essays arrive like an emergency airlift of compassion, lucidity, and hope as we gird ourselves for the final days of the stolen presidency of George W. Bush.”
—Barry Crimmins, author of Never Shake Hands With A War Criminal

“What Will Pitt writes and how he writes it – relentless realism still coupled with the idealism of hope – should be required reading for anyone in opposition to the insane policies of the Bush Administration. It is for me.”
—Mike Malloy, Air America Radio

“Pitt has a gift for brutal clarity, made even more powerful and poignant by the topics he considers here. This collection is Pitt at his uncompromising, courageous best.”
—Dr. Karen Kwiatkowski, Lt. Col, USAF (retired).

“Read this book! William Rivers Pitt is one of the most engaging journalists and social critics on the political scene today. This collection of essays
is empowering and eloquent. Start reading…I guarantee you won’t stop!”
—Tim Carpenter, director, Progressive Democrats of America

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“In this volume, Will Pitt continues to show us why he is one of the foremost progressive essayists of our time.”
- Congressman John Conyers

HOUSE OF ILL REPUTE:
Reflections on War, Lies, and America’s Ravaged Reputation
By William Rivers Pitt (with a foreword by Cindy Sheehan)
(PoliPointPress, $14.95, January 2007, ISBN: 0-9778253-2-9)

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Six months before the U.S. invasion of Iraq, William Rivers Pitt released his book War on Iraq, which claimed that the Bush administration’s stated reason for going to war – the search for weapons of mass destruction – was a smokescreen for a dangerous ideological agenda. Pitt wrote then: “There is no victory here. We lost the war before the first shot was fired.”

In House of Ill Repute, Pitt continues his straightforward and prescient opposition to the Bush White House and its policies. He takes on reckless military misadventures, warrantless wiretapping, domestic incompetence in the face of Hurricane Katrina, and a host of other wrongheaded policies that have resulted in incalculable damage and voter outrage in the 2006 congressional elections.

Chosen for their currency and relevance, these essays are accessible, engaging, and often darkly ironic. In her foreword to the book, anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan writes of Pitt’s “beautiful writing, clarity, and passion.” Among the praise for this book are the following:

“Will Pitt is an insightful observer of the shameful performance of the Bush administration. His cogent critiques of what the American people have had to endure these past six years make for a riveting read.” – Ambassador Joseph Wilson

“What Will Pitt writes and how he writes it – relentless realism still coupled with the idealism of hope – should be required reading for anyone in opposition to the insane policies of the Bush administration.” – Mike Malloy, Syndicated Radio Host

“Read this book! William Rivers Pitt is one of the most engaging journalists and social critics on the political scene today. This collection of essays is empowering and eloquent.”
– Tim Carpenter, Director, Progressive Democrats of America.

William Rivers Pitt is the author of two previous books, including War on Iraq, which became a bestseller and has been translated into 12 languages. He also is a columnist for Truthout.org and editorial director for the Progressive Democrats of America. He was press secretary to Dennis Kucinich during the congressman’s run for the 2004 Democratic presidential nomination.