Just published: Blockers: Rebels in the Deep State by Michael Lewis.
An inside look at the early days of Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency.
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Trump Is Everywhere
Trial Balloon · Ep. 190: Trump Is Everywhere
The American Way of Killing
Just published: The American Way of Killing: The Invention of an Epidemic by Malcolm Gladwell.
A provocative investigation of America’s epidemic of gun violence.
Why the Country Should Be Split Up
Coming soon: Secession: Why Our Country Should Split Up (And How to Do It Peacefully) by Kent Greenfield.
A law professor makes the case for secession, arguing that the fractures within the US run so deep, rendering our politics so dysfunctional, that the best way to heal is to initiate a nonviolent national divorce between the blue and red states.
Karoline Leavitt Shopping a Book
“Amid the current ‘Midterm Madness,’ former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is shopping a book,” Page Six reports.
“Details on the book proposal that’s making the rounds to publishers are being kept under wraps — but sources tell us that tome will include behind-the-scenes details of Leavitt’s tenure as the the youngest-ever White House press secretary under President Trump.”
All the Wrong Moves
Just published: All the Wrong Moves: How Three Catastrophic Decisions Led to the Rise of Trump by Anthony Scaramucci.
“Each decision deepened inequality, corroded trust, and fueled the anger that empowered Donald Trump’s rise and his ongoing assault on democracy and the rule of law.”
New · Out September 22, 2026All the Wrong Moves
How Three Catastrophic Decisions Led to the Rise of Trump
Federal Lawmakers Score Major Paydays From Books
“Members of Congress haven’t received a raise in nearly two decades, and federal law severely restricts them from working side gigs to pad their personal finances,” the Washington Sun reports.
“But at least nine federal lawmakers waltzed through a literary loophole last year, earning income from book writing last year that rivaled — and in four instances, exceeded — their $174,000-per-year congressional salaries.”
“A couple dozen others earned four- or five-figure paydays in 2025 or are actively writing books that could score them handsome amounts of supplementary cash.”
Profiles in Cowardice
Just published: Profiles in Cowardice: A Study of Collaboration in the Trump Era by Jacob Weisberg.
“It may be scant solace, but history will be particularly harsh to a subset of Trump enablers with a few key things in common: They have money and power. They represent intuitions that are central in determining whether America remains a free, functioning democracy or not. And they absolutely know better. History starts now.”
How Can Democrats Build a Supermajority?
Just out: Supermajority: How Democrats Can Build Lasting Power by Adam Jentleson.
“With the fate of our democracy hanging in the balance, are we destined to watch every presidential election come down to a coin flip?”
Extra Bonus Quote of the Day
“The Republican Party has to be defeated, and I think MAGA specifically, I want to defeat it and then salt the Earth with its ashes.”
— Sarah Longwell, quoted by The Atlantic. about her new book, How to Eat an Elephant.
All the Presidents’ Wars
Just out: All the Presidents’ Wars: Twenty-Five Years of America’s War on Terror by Peter Bergen.
“The resulting war on terror cost trillions of dollars, hundreds of thousands of lives, a series of misguided wars, and the damaged perception of American power. And yet despite its blunders, this campaign has kept America safe from large-scale foreign attack.”
The Forsaken Founder
Just published: The Forsaken Founder: Gouverneur Morris, the Unsung Patriot Who Wrote the Constitution, Stood Up to Slavery, and Survived the Reign of Terror by Scott S. Greenberger.
The little-known story of Gouverneur Morris, the brilliant yet overlooked Founding Father whose visionary ideas from writing key components of the U.S. Constitution to helping create America’s first bank to holding an unwavering stance against slavery shaped the nation’s future.
The Forsaken Founder
Gouverneur Morris, the Unsung Patriot Who Wrote the Constitution, Stood Up to Slavery, and Survived the Reign of Terror
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Roy Cohn and a Trump-Era Dilemma Over Free Speech
“It is an arresting, menacing image: the scarred face of Roy M. Cohn, the notorious New York City lawyer, fixer and master of the political dark arts, floating bodiless in a pool of black, his hooded eyes staring directly back at the viewer,” the New York Times reports.
“The photograph, taken by Robert Mapplethorpe in 1981, is an unforgettable depiction of its subject, and the celebrated author Kai Bird thought it would make the perfect cover art for his new biography of Mr. Cohn, American Scoundrel, which will be released by Scribner next week.”
“That the picture never ended up on the book’s cover is a matter of regret to Mr. Bird — and a small but telling illustration of the anxiety that has taken root in the nonprofit world because of Mr. Cohn’s most famed protégé, an ambitious real estate developer now serving his second term as president.”
American Scoundrel
Roy Cohn's Dark Journey from Joe McCarthy to Donald Trump
Nothing Left
Just published: Nothing Left: Confessions of a Democratic Operative by Evan Barker.
“In August 2024, standing on the floor of the Democratic National Convention, Barker hit her breaking point. In that moment, she saw what no one inside the party dared admit: the Democrats had lost their way, and there was no path back.”
Nothing Left
Confessions of a Democratic Operative
Poetic Justice for Donald Trump
Just published: Poetic Justice for Donald Trump: The Only Kind We’re Going to Get by Buck Banks.
A compilation of satirical limericks ripped from the headlines during the Trump era.
Poetic Justice for Donald Trump
The Only Kind We're Going to Get
Voicing Out Values
Just out: Voicing Our Values: A Message Guide for Policymakers, 2026 Edition by Bernie Horn and Gloria Totten.
The book offers research-based language that addresses a wide range of domestic issues.
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How to Lose Friends and Antagonize Presidents
Coming this fall: How to Lose Friends and Antagonize Presidents by Sen. Thom Tillis.
According to Politico, Tillis describes Donald Trump’s advisers as “MAGATS” in his book, saying they “are not giving the president honest advice and putting us in positions that we could avoid.”
New · Out October 6, 2026How to Lose Friends and Antagonize Presidents
The Trouble with Sycophants, Courage Outsourcing, and Partisan Groupthink
Go and Do Likewise
Out just before the midterms: Go and Do Likewise: How We Heal a Broken Country by Andy Beshear.
Beshear is almost certainly ramping up for a 2028 presidential campaign.
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