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American Psychosis

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American Psychosis

A Historical Investigation of How the Republican Party Went Crazy

by David Corn

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Length
400 pages
Published
September 13, 2022
Publisher
Twelve
ISBN-13
978-1538723050
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On Political Wire 2 posts

  • Sep 9, 2022
    It Didn’t Start with Trump

    Mother Jones excerpts a new book by David Corn, American Psychosis, which explains how the modern Republican Party has always exploited and encouraged extremism.

  • Sep 6, 2022
    How the Republican Party Went Crazy

    Out next week: American Psychosis: A Historical Investigation of How the Republican Party Went Crazy by David Corn.

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