The New York Times reviews Jonathan Alter’s “highly informed, energetically reported but often tiresomely familiar new book,” The Center Holds: Obama and His Enemies.
“Read today, much of the material here feels like reheated news.”
The New York Times reviews Jonathan Alter’s “highly informed, energetically reported but often tiresomely familiar new book,” The Center Holds: Obama and His Enemies.
“Read today, much of the material here feels like reheated news.”
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