News, Politics & Current Events: Books

Textbook detailing the foundations of American government that examines the subject primarily through three themes: the clash among the values of freedom, order and equality; the tension between the majoritarian and pluralist models of democracy; and globalization's effect on American politics.

Examines the roots and evolution of the radical right in the United States beginning with FDR and proceeding through the fear of Communist subversion in the aftermath of World War II, the white backlash to the civil rights movement, the Reagan era, the rise of the tea party, and the Trump presidency.

A glimpse into the life of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Ginsburg discusses gender equality, the workings of the Supreme Court, being Jewish, law and lawyers in opera, and the value of looking beyond US shores when interpreting the US Constitution.

Revisits the Founders' ideal of limited government based on natural law and their frequent warnings about the perils of overreach by the federal government, concluding that they would be outraged and disappointed to see where progressivism has led us.

A former CIA analyst takes readers from the ancient Egyptians to the Founding Fathers to the present day to show the history and impact of misinformation over the centuries, sharing tips on how to spot fake news and how to make sense of the information we receive each day. Includes many photo illustrations, informative inserts, and sidebars containing interesting facts and trivia along with exercises to test what one has learned.

A collection of original essays by Dan Rather in which he writes about the world we live in and what it means to be an American -- emphasizing what our core ideals have been and what our aspirations should be.

Examines the role of women in politics from the early women's movement to the female politicians in power today, focusing on women whose stories have not yet been told. Includes new analysis and scholarship on the experiences and viewpoints of conservative women, women of color, LGBT women, and millennial women.

Offers general readers and students of American history an invaluable lens through which they can evaluate for themselves the merits of the many ways in which Americans have understood their country as exceptional.

Examines how American intelligence community is more at risk than commonly understood, how its warnings are being ignored by the Trump administration, and how our democracy's core structures, processes, and attitudes are under great stress.

Presents the complexities of migration through the stories of families fleeing violence and poverty, the government and nongovernmental organizations helping or hindering their progress, and the American communities receiving them.

The author, with decades of experience in economic policy making, argues that proven economic policies could lead to sustainable American prosperity and opportunity for all, but crafting them requires the tough, time-consuming work of consensus building and bipartisan negotiation. A practical guide for Americans across the political spectrum who are agonizing over partisan warfare, incivility, and policy gridlock and looking for ways that they can help to get our democratic policy process back on a constructive track before it is too late.

Donna Brazile provides an insider account of the Russian hacking of the DNC and the missteps by the Clinton campaign and Obama administration that enabled Donald Trump's victory.

Exploring significant questions of religious pluralism and the American political experience, examines how the secular and religious co-exist in American political life. Provides an extensive history of the subject.

Introduces the very tangible and constantly evolving implications, limitations, and foundations of America's state political institutions, and explains the ways that the political powers of the states manifest themselves in the cultures, economies, and lives of everyday Americans.

An urgent, comprehensive explanation of the ways that disinformation is impacting democracy, providing practical solutions that can be pursued to strengthen the public, media, and truth-based politics.

Albright examines instances of rising fascist movements during the 20th century and dangers that could lead to fascism's reemergence in the 21st.

A gripping first-hand account of the January 6th, 2021, insurrection from inside the halls of Congress, from its origins to its aftermath, by the House Republican leader who dared to stand up to it.

Traces the fight to preserve American democracy back to World War II, when a handful of committed public servants and brave private citizens thwarted far-right plotters trying to steer our nation toward an alliance with the Nazis.

An account of how the early 1990s promised a “kinder, gentler America” but was instead a period of rising anger and domestic turmoil, anticipating the polarization and resurgent extremism that we know today.