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Download this eBook The Counterrevolution
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The Counterrevolution


Bernard E. Harcourt


A distinguished political theorist sounds the alarm about the counterinsurgency strategies used to govern Americans Militarized police officers with tanks and drones. Pervasive government surveillance and profiling. Social media that distract and track us. All of these,...

Publication date: 2018-02-27
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The Last 100 Days


David B. Woolner


A revealing portrait of the end of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's life and presidency, shedding new light on how he made his momentous final policy decisions The first hundred days of FDR's presidency are justly famous, often viewed as a period of political action without...

Publication date: 2017-12-12
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War in 140 Characters


David Patrikarakos


A leading foreign correspondent looks at how social media has transformed the modern battlefield, and how wars are fought Modern warfare is a war of narratives, where bullets are fired both physically and virtually. Whether you are a president or a terrorist, if you...

Publication date: 2017-11-14
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The Pentagon's Wars


Mark Perry


A gripping insider account of the clash between America's civilian and military leadershipThe Pentagon's Wars is a dramatic account of the deep and divisive debates between America's civilian leaders and its military officers. Renowned military expert Mark Perry...

Publication date: 2017-10-24
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The Fractured Republic


Yuval Levin


From a leading conservative intellectual, a clearheaded assessment of why American society is so fragmented—and innovative proposals for strengthening the nation  “Should be required reading for all those trying to understand contemporary...

Publication date: 2017-05-23
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The Constitution


Michael Stokes Paulsen , Luke Paulsen


The definitive modern primer on the US Constitution, “an eloquent testament to the Constitution as a covenant across generations” (National Review).   From freedom of speech to gun ownership, religious liberty to abortion, practically every aspect of...

Publication date: 2017-01-03
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The Grand Chessboard


Zbigniew Brzezinski


From one of America’s leading geopolitical thinkers, the classic treatise on America's strategic mission in the modern world“The Grand Chessboard makes permanent contributions to the national debate over American foreign policy and...

Publication date: 2016-12-06
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The Republic of Plato


N.C.


The definitive translation of Plato's Republic, the most influential text in the history of Western philosophy. “To readThe Republic as Bloom means it to be read is to question everything we think we know about government, politics, the best human life, and the nature...

Publication date: 2016-11-22
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The Constitution Today


Akhil Reed Amar


In this “desperately needed” (Time.com) book, a leading legal scholar addresses the most important constitutional controversies of the twenty-first century and illuminates the Constitution's ongoing relevanceIn The Constitution Today, Akhil Reed Amar,...

Publication date: 2016-09-13
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The Limousine Liberal


Steve Fraser


No political image in recent American history has enjoyed the impact of the "limousine liberal." It has managed to mobilize an enduring politics of resentment directed against everything from civil rights to women's liberation, from the war on poverty to environmental...

Publication date: 2016-05-10
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Download this eBook It's Even Worse Than It Looks
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It's Even Worse Than It Looks


Thomas E. Mann , Norman J. Ornstein


Acrimony and hyperpartisanship have seeped into every part of the political process. Congress is deadlocked and its approval ratings are at record lows. America's two main political parties have given up their traditions of compromise, endangering our very system of...

Publication date: 2016-04-05
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Engines of Liberty


David Cole


From the national legal director of the ACLU, an essential guidebook for anyone seeking to stand up for fundamental civil liberties and rights One of Washington Post's Notable Nonfiction Books of 2016 In an age of executive overreach, what role do American citizens have...

Publication date: 2016-03-29
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Bound to Lead


Joseph S Nye


A pre-eminent scholar challenges the notion of inevitable American decline, arguing that the nation can still lead in a rapidly shifting world order “Nye marshals his wide grasp of history, politics, and economics to produce a compelling book.” —The...

Publication date: 2016-03-01
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Download this eBook Political Animals
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Political Animals


Rick Shenkman


Can a football game affect the outcome of an election? What about shark attacks? Or a drought? In a rational world the answer, of course, would be no. But as bestselling historian Rick Shenkman explains in Political Animals, our world is anything but rational. Drawing...

Publication date: 2016-01-05
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Download this eBook Just and Unjust Wars
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Just and Unjust Wars


Michael Walzer


From a premier political philosopher, a penetrating investigation into the moral and ethical questions raised by war. “A magnificent book, an honor to its writer...a book that makes for a return of civilized discussion of the question of the morality of war.”?New...

Publication date: 2015-08-11
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The Last Warrior


Andrew F Krepinevich , Barry D Watts


Andrew Marshall is a Pentagon legend. For more than four decades he has served as Director of the Office of Net Assessment, the Pentagon's internal think tank, under twelve defense secretaries and eight administrations. Yet Marshall has been on the cutting edge of...

Publication date: 2015-01-06
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Basic Economics


Thomas Sowell


The bestselling citizen’s guide to economics  “Thomas Sowell is the nation’s greatest living economist.” —American Spectator    Basic Economics is a citizen’s guide to economics, written for those who...

Publication date: 2014-12-02
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The Lonely War


Nazila Fathi


In the summer of 2009, as she was covering the popular uprisings in Tehran for the New York Times, Iranian journalist Nazila Fathi received a phone call. "They have given your photo to snipers," a government source warned her. Soon after, with undercover agents closing...

Publication date: 2014-10-14
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To Make Men Free


Heather Cox Richardson


From the New York Times bestselling author of Democracy Awakening, the paradoxical evolution of the Republican Party—founded to give the poor equal opportunity, but too often aligned with the country's elites."The most comprehensive account of the GOP and its competing...

Publication date: 2014-09-23
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Foreign Policy Begins at Home


Richard N Haass


"A concise, comprehensive guide to America's critical policy choices at home and overseas . . . without a partisan agenda, but with a passion for solutions designed to restore our country's strength and enable us to lead." -- Madeleine K. Albright A rising China,...

Publication date: 2014-04-08
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