$30.00
ISBN: 9780593652961
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Published: Viking - September 26th, 2023
Richardson asserts that crisis in democracy today stems from the history of tension between those who want to create a society where everyone is equal before the law and entitled to a say in government versus those who think some people (largely rich white Christian males) are entitled to rule. Tracing the rise of reactionary conservatism and the breakdown of the liberal consensus towards the end of the last century and the beginning of this one, she describes how Republicans became the inheritors of the confederate ideology of white supremacy, individualism, and authoritarianism. Great read for anyone trying to understand the history behind today's crazy politics. ~ Reviewed by Paul Thompson
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ISBN: 9780593594315
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Published: Crown - January 30th, 2024
Devastating critique of America's bloody embrace of guns. Erdozain traces the country's firearms attitude from the Revolution to today, and rigorously dismantles the legal arguments that triggered the Supreme Court's ruling validating the individual's right to bear arms. ~ Reviewed by Mike Hare
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ISBN: 9780593653166
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Published: Viking - October 17th, 2023
Harsh takedown of the NYPD from one of its own. Raymond exposes the department's fixation on targeting minorities for minor infractions, forcing patrols to shortchange their roles deterring crime. By bravely challenging the institution's deeply hierarchical and bureaucratic culture, he is helping to remodel it into something more just. ~ Reviewed by Mike Hare
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Published: Viking - September 26th, 2023
Richardson connects the dots of America's movement away from largely egalitarian principles toward a dalliance with authoritarianism. By identifying the actors propelling this change, Richardson shows how, with counteraction, the course could be corrected toward a renewed representative democracy. ~ Reviewed by Mike Hare
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ISBN: 9781541788497
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Published: PublicAffairs - September 14th, 2021
Very wacky and a bit spooky. The crazy story of how HUNDREDS of libertarians managed a hostile takeover of Grafton, New Hampshire. Since nobody was voting, they effected a mass-immigration to seize the town's political power, gutting regulations and causing, after excessive hunting and waste management issues, their local black bears to become the boldest in the nation. Grafton also has an interesting connection to Vermont history that's explored in the early chapters. Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling writes amazingly well, with a very lyrical and witty tone just present enough to have fun without distracting you from the story he's telling. A near-mandatory saga for all you visiting Granite Staters. ~ Reviewed by David Gray-Smith
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ISBN: 9780593297346
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Published: Penguin Press - October 4th, 2022
Haberman convincingly demonstrates that the well-known characteristics of our 45th president were part of his psychological tool kit for decades, showing he has realized either a remarkable consistency of personality, or a refusal to grow. ~ Reviewed by Mike Hare
