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Books by and about 2020 presidential candidates |
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Crippled America,
by Donald J. Trump (2015) |
United,
by Cory Booker (2016) |
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) |
Promise Me, Dad ,
by Joe Biden (2017) |
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) |
The Book of Joe ,
by Jeff Wilser (2019; biography of Joe Biden) |
Becoming,
by Michelle Obama (2018) |
Our Revolution,
by Bernie Sanders (2016) |
This Fight Is Our Fight,
by Elizabeth Warren (2017) |
Higher Loyalty,
by James Comey (2018) |
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2017) |
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Books by and about the 2016 presidential election |
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What Happened ,
by Hillary Clinton (2017) |
Higher Loyalty ,
by James Comey (2018) |
Trump vs. Hillary On The Issues ,
by Jesse Gordon (2016) |
Hard Choices,
by Hillary Clinton (2014) |
Becoming ,
by Michelle Obama (2018) |
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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The New War
The Web of Crime That Threatens America's Security, by John Kerry
(Click for Amazon book review)
Click here for 13 full quotes from John Kerry in the book The New War, by John Kerry.
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BOOK REVIEW by OnTheIssues.org:
I'd like to say this is another in Kerry's series of annoyingly didactic books, which he wrote as the means for his own learning of the subject, and to establish his credentials for a future presidential run. While that might be true, it's also true that Kerry made some predictions in this book that society would have been well-advised to listen to. His focus on terrorism several years before 9/11 was prescient. Fighting terrorism in 1998 was not popular, not politically astute, and not seen as a meaningful problem. Kerry called that one right--and this book details it. Why Kerry did not point this out repeatedly during his presidential campaign is a mystery--it would have made him look like a genius compared to Bush. Kerry's thesis here is that international crime--as defined by drugs, terrorism, and smuggling, plus the international infrastructure to support them--is a serious and growing problem. The international criminals use increasingly sophisticated tools in a world-wide network, and the civilized nations need to counter them with similar tools.
-- Jesse Gordon, jesse@OnTheIssues.org, June 2007
| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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Civil Rights
Politicians use “crime” as codeword for “race”.
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Crime
Transnational crime is a national security threat.
Organized transnational crime threatens America.
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Drugs
Colombia is entirely criminalized by drug cartels.
Cali cocaine cartel can't coexist with democracy in Colombia.
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Foreign Policy
3rd World's BCCI: "Bank of Crooks & Criminals International".
Support progressive Russian leaders but fight Russia's mafia.
China's system is based on corruption, not Communism.
Support Colombia's democracy against drug crime.
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Free Trade
Crime got globalized along with all other globalizations.
Only multilateral actions will pressure China on free trade.
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Homeland Security
China sells nuclear technology to America's enemies.
Stop terrorism by focusing on banks, computers & weapons.
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Click for quotations from other sources by:
- John Kerry
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The above quotations are from The New War
The Web of Crime That Threatens America's Security, by John Kerry.
OnTheIssues.org BOOK REVIEW:
Ok, I excerpted this book but I sure did not like it. Here were some of my proposed back-cover blurbs, from different perspectives, while reading it:
- Alan as a Democrat: "Fearmongering worthy of a Republican!"
- Alan as a citizen of the world: "You'll never want to visit Europe, China, or the world, ever again!"
- Alan as a 43-year-old survivor (so far, but BARELY, according to this book): "I can't believe I've survived in such a dangerous world this long!"
- Alan as a progressive activist: "I hope this crap works in Iowa, because none of Kerry's constituents in Massachusetts believe a word of it!"
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-- Alan K. Jansen, OnTheIssues staff, July 29, 2003
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