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Books by and about 2020 presidential candidates |
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Crippled America,
by Donald J. Trump (2015) |
Fire and Fury,
by Michael Wolff (2018) |
Trump Revealed,
by Michael Kranish and Marc Fisher (2016) |
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2016) |
Promise Me, Dad ,
by Joe Biden (2017) |
The Book of Joe ,
by Jeff Wilser (2019; biography of Joe Biden) |
The Truths We Hold,
by Kamala Harris (2019) |
Smart on Crime,
by Kamala Harris (2010) |
Guide to Political Revolution,
by Bernie Sanders (2017) |
Where We Go From Here,
by Bernie Sanders (2018) |
Our Revolution,
by Bernie Sanders (2016) |
This Fight Is Our Fight,
by Elizabeth Warren (2017) |
United,
by Cory Booker (2016) |
Conscience of a Conservative,
by Jeff Flake (2017) |
Two Paths,
by Gov. John Kasich (2017) |
Every Other Monday,
by Rep. John Kasich (2010) |
Courage is Contagious,
by John Kasich (1998) |
Shortest Way Home,
by Pete Buttigieg (2019) |
Becoming,
by Michelle Obama (2018) |
Higher Loyalty,
by James Comey (2018) |
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2017) |
Trump vs. Hillary On The Issues ,
by Jesse Gordon (2016) |
Outsider in the White House,
by Bernie Sanders (2015) |
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Book Reviews |
(from Amazon.com) |
(click a book cover for a review or other books by or about the presidency from Amazon.com)
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| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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Abortion
Mark Perea: An unborn child is a person.
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Budget & Economy
Conrad Burns: Control the budget throttle by not raising taxes.
Jon Tester: Borrow-and-spend policy puts burden on our children.
Mark Perea: Government stimulus is repugnant in a free country.
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Civil Rights
Mark Perea: Government shouldn't correct social problems.
Mark Perea: Same-sex marriage is a private matter.
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Crime
Mark Perea: Stricter punishment depends on the crime.
Steve Bullock: Less money for prison and more for treatment.
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Drugs
Mark Perea: I am for marijuana legalization with modest regulation.
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Education
Albert Olszewski: Locally-directed privacy-oriented schools, not Common Core.
Mark Perea: Vouchers with no strings attached.
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Energy & Oil
Mark Perea: Let free market determine green energy.
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Environment
Mark Perea: Conservation is reserved to the states, not to the EPA.
Whitney Williams: Defend Montana against wealthy interests buying public land.
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Families & Children
Albert Olszewski: I will always support America's traditional values.
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Foreign Policy
Mark Perea: American exceptionalism is based on our founding principles.
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Free Trade
Mark Perea: TPP and NAFTA lead to dissolution of national sovereignty.
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Government Reform
Mark Perea: No need to make voter registration easier.
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Gun Control
Mark Perea: Absolute right to gun ownership.
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Health Care
Mark Perea: ObamaCare should be repealed in favor of free market.
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Homeland Security
Conrad Burns: Patriot Act merely gives tools like against organized crime.
Jon Tester: Critical of President Bush on Patriot Act.
Jon Tester: Patriot Act has very little to do with the War on Terrorism.
Mark Perea: Military has been decimated; reinstate fired generals.
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Immigration
Mark Perea: Illegal aliens should be deported.
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Jobs
Conrad Burns: Minimum wage increase OK if packaged with tax cut.
Jon Tester: Minimum wage increase is long overdue.
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Principles & Values
Conrad Burns: On Abramoff allegations: I never shortchanged my state.
Jon Tester: Burns changed his votes due to Jack Abramoff donations.
Mark Perea: People in government should speak freely about religion.
Whitney Williams: Parents were elected officials in Congress, state Senate.
Whitney Williams: Founded WilliamsWorks, helping philanthropic efforts.
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Social Security
Mark Perea: A deal is a deal, Social Security should be preserved.
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Tax Reform
Conrad Burns: Families face 58% tax increase in--so make cuts permanent.
Jon Tester: Focus tax cuts on the middle class, not the rich.
Jon Tester: Lowering state taxes shifts burden to local property tax.
Mark Perea: Opposes higher taxes on the wealthy.
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War & Peace
Jon Tester: Critical of President Bush on Iraq war.
Jon Tester: We need to be diligent on the war on terror; Iraq is not.
Mark Perea: Avoid foreign entanglements, except for emergencies.
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