Recommendations from our site
“Tim Alberta writes about the evolution of the Republican Party from a party motivated by conservative goals, like smaller government, to a party that is populist in orientation and heedless of the post-World War Two conservative consensus on free market and other principles. Alberta has a lot of deeply reported detail on the clash between Tea Party Republicans, who coalesced in opposition to President Obama, and classical Republicans, like former House Speaker Paul Ryan. Alberta shows that a civil war was underway within the Republican Party well before Trump came along.” Read more...
The Best Political Books of 2019
John Harwood, Journalist
“American Carnage was written by a journalist who identifies as conservative and who had great access to people who I don’t think would’ve spoken so openly to mainstream reporters. The book helps you understand, from the inside, how Trump took over the Republican Party. It’s weird and it’s fascinating. And it’s a perspective that I haven’t seen represented anywhere else.” Read more...
Tony Schwartz, Political Commentator
