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Book Review: The Ten Year War: Obamacare and the Unfinished Crusade for Universal Coverage by Jonathan Cohn
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Book Review: The Ten Year War: Obamacare and the Unfinished Crusade for Universal Coverage by Jonathan Cohn

Man of la BookFebruary 24, 2021

Obamacare, or the Affordable Care Act (ACA), have touched a lot of lives, some for better, some for worst. This book goes in the political wars fought about it

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Book Review: A Cry from the Far Middle by P.J. O’Rourke
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Book Review: A Cry from the Far Middle by P.J. O’Rourke

Man of la BookSeptember 28, 2020

The essays in this book or intelligent, charming, and often cranky. I know Mr. O’Rourke sees himself as a Libertarian, and probably a classical conservative, so I was interested to hear what he has to say on the current administration.

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Book Review: Beyond Vom Kriege by R. D. Hooker Jr.
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Book Review: Beyond Vom Kriege by R. D. Hooker Jr.

Man of la BookAugust 31, 2020

Beyond Vom Kriege: The Character and Conduct of Modern War by R. D. Hooker Jr. is a non-fiction consisting of essays about the theory of war.

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Book Review: The Art of the Political Putdown by Chris Lamb & Will Moredock
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Book Review: The Art of the Political Putdown by Chris Lamb & Will Moredock

Man of la BookAugust 12, 2020

Most of these gems are well known, but I think the authors would have done well if they were more discreet, anyone can say a comeback, but there is an art in doing it like Churchill or Lincoln. Unfortunately many of today’s politicians that are quoted in this book are not anymore witty than the average middle school student, and some are less.

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Book Review: A New Genesis by Shimon Peres
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Book Review: A New Genesis by Shimon Peres

Man of la BookJuly 14, 2020

His worldview and predictions for a better world shaped his speeches and willingness to compromise with militants and extremists in his own party, opposing political forces, as well as other countries. To his credit, Mr. Peres is one of the few politicians, worldwide, that even attempts to start a discussion about a “new Middle East”, a very divisive topic.

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Book Review: How to Lose the Information War by Nina Jankowicz
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Book Review: How to Lose the Information War by Nina Jankowicz

Man of la BookJuly 8, 2020

Ms. Jankowicz is attempting to be as bipartisan as possible. She writes about many entities on the political spectrum embraced Russian disinformation tactics

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Book Review: The Abandonment of the West by Michael Kimmage
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Book Review: The Abandonment of the West by Michael Kimmage

Man of la BookApril 27, 2020

The author goes through what this idea meant and how it shaped our nation, and others. He goes to write about what the abandonment of this idea cost the United States in terms of principals, good will, influence, blood, and treasure.

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Book Review: The Great Rift by James Mann
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Book Review: The Great Rift by James Mann

Man of la BookFebruary 12, 2020

The book follows 4 decades of public service from Mr. Powel’s service in Vietnam and Mr. Cheney’s entrance to government to the administration of George W. Bush

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Book Review: Information Wars by Richard Stengel
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Book Review: Information Wars by Richard Stengel

Man of la BookOctober 28, 2019

Information Wars How We Lost the Global Battle Against Disinformation and What We Can Do About It by Richard Stengel How we fight disinformation on social media

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Book Review: Dark Money by Jane Mayer
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Book Review: Dark Money by Jane Mayer

Man of la BookSeptember 18, 2019

Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right is a nonfiction book tracing how the rich & powerful shape the world.

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