An autocratic United States president who has shredded the nation of its freedoms, imprisoning dissidents, declaring the country a "Christian Nation," and who is willing to go to any length to win the next election-that's Fremont Ferris (for Philip K. Dick fans, a reversal of the name of the president, Ferris Fremont, in his novel, Radio Free Albemuth). Luke Evangelista, a down-and-out writer with a conscience, goes after the president when he learns...