Harvard Book Store Having completely disowned their (in my view egregious) policy positions of the past, they now are interested, as Benen so eloquently describes, only in accreting power to an authoritarian megalomaniac. He gives so many examples of their attempts to make us think they are doing substantive legislation. Robert M. Gates, Narrated by: I have just finished The Imposters by Steve Benen. His opinions and hunches and guesses about governing and policy and science and reality all come from "his gut," not any reading or careful research. This policy nihilism dominated the party's posture throughout Barack Obama's presidency, which in turn opened the door to Donald Trump -- who would cement the GOP's post-policy status in ways that were difficult to even imagine a few years earlier. The Republicans or Trumpsters, according to Mr. Benen, are not political theorists as one would expect from our Representatives and their Parties. Robert Petkoff, How the Republican Party Became Donald Trump, By: I wrote a book, which will be out in June. As a healthcare provider, it’s all about the outcomes and I left the GOP several years ago because they cannot provide good governing outcomes. MSNBC Live with Kendis Gibson and Lindsey Reiser. Michael S. Schmidt, Narrated by: The author puts forward many examples of gop flip flopping, going against their own own stated ideas. Learn more about the program. His career in counterintelligence ended shortly thereafter, when the Trump administration used his private expression of political opinions to force him out of the Bureau in August 2018. America and the Rogue States (American Foreign Policy in the 21st Century), John Rawls: His Life and Theory of Justice, Shadow Government, Southern Style: A Saga of Political Corruption From DC to Dixie, Karl Marx: Selected Writings, 2nd Edition, Hoax: Donald Trump, Fox News, and the Dangerous Distortion of Truth, It Was All a Lie: How the Republican Party Became Donald Trump, Authoritarian Nightmare: Trump and His Followers, Disloyal: A Memoir: The True Story of the Former Personal Attorney to President Donald J. Trump, The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir, “There is nobody who is writing in an episodic, daily way, in any medium, anywhere in the world, who has more influence on the way I think about politics than Steve Benen.” (. Brian Stelter, By: The implications of this approach to governance are all-encompassing. Its subject matter is a comparison between today’s American political marketplace positions from the right and the left. Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2020. By: As we approach the 2020 election this book is something you will want to read in preparation. In the first and only inside account of the Mueller investigation, one of the special counsel’s most trusted prosecutors breaks his silence on the team’s history-making search for the truth, their painstaking deliberations and costly mistakes, and Trump’s unprecedented efforts to stifle their report. Kurt Andersen. Ron Butler is a Los Angeles-based actor, Earphones Award-winning audiobook narrator, and voice artist with over a hundred film and television credits. This explains so much about the lack of governance coming from the Republican Party. It does not know, and does not care, about how competing proposals should be crafted, scrutinized, or implemented. With unparalleled reporting, a Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporter continues to break news about the most important political story of our lives as he chronicles the clash between a president and the officials of his own government who tried to stop him. Since Trump has been in office, I have read a lot of political books, but this one stands above them all. He is a member of the Atlantic Theater Company and an Independent Filmmaker Project Award winner for his work in the HBO film Everyday People. We all knew DJT was a know-nothing reality TV host. There's a problem loading this menu right now. As an economics and political science educator, I often find myself distressed by the false equivalency many seek to draw between the two major political parties. I'll have more on this in the coming weeks, but in the meantime, I'm thrilled to let readers know that William Morrow/HarperCollins is publishing the book, and folks can find online listings with additional details at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million, IndieBound, and Bookshop, among others. and why do people support politicians who seem to be clueless?Now I know! https://scottwesterfeld.com/blog/2018/02/four-new-uglies-novels/, https://uglies.fandom.com/wiki/Impostors?oldid=8183, This is the first of four new books set in the. His opinions and hunches and guesses about governing and policy and science and reality all come from "his gut," not any reading or careful research. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. Sarah Posner, Narrated by: This is because Frey is Rafi’s double, raised in the shadow of their rich father’s fortress. Frey and Rafi are 16-year-old twin sisters, but the people of Shreve don’t know that. Frey has never been out in the world on her own—until her father sends her in Rafi’s place to act as collateral for a dangerous deal. John Bolton. Brian Stelter, Narrated by: Norman Eisen. Lack of communication between members is often seen as correction of significant social issues is put on hold during major decision making activities. As MSNBC's Steve Benen charts in his groundbreaking new book, the contemporary GOP has become a "post-policy party". By: Almost all of it is verifiable!!! Republicans, simply put, have quit governing. Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man. Unable to add item to List. By: Norman Eisen, The Unmaking of America: A Recent History, By: David Frum, Narrated by: Our constitution offers one remedy: impeachment. In most cases, items shipped from Amazon.com may be returned for a full refund. The vital challenge facing the civil polity is coming to terms with the party's collapse as a governing entity and considering what the party can do to find its policymaking footing anew. .orange-text-color {font-weight:bold; color: #FE971E;}Ask Alexa to read your book with Audible integration or text-to-speech. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. The implications of this approach to governance are all-encompassing. The Toddler in Chief: What Donald Trump Teaches Us about the Modern Presidency, “There is nobody who is writing in an episodic, daily way, in any medium, anywhere in the world, who has more influence on the way I think about politics than Steve Benen.” (. They brought the Trumpocalypse upon the country, and a post-Trumpocalypse country will have to find a way either to reconcile them to democracy - or to protect democracy from them. A huge swath of Americans have put their faith in Trump, and Trump only, because they see the rest of the country building a future that doesn't have a place for them. The result is an untenable political model that's undermining the American policymaking process and failing to serve the public's interests. Kurt Andersen, Why White Evangelicals Worship at the Altar of Donald Trump, By: I liked this immensely and for me it illustrated to a "T" not governing GOP. Does this book contain inappropriate content? His long-time political consigliere was convicted of serious federal crimes, and his national security advisor pled guilty to others. Stuart Stevens, Narrated by: Jacob Soboroff, By: The policy wonks have been replaced by public relations talking points. Peter Strzok, By: Career intelligence agents and military officers were alarmed enough by the president's actions that they alerted senior government officials and ignited the impeachment process. STEVE BENEN is a producer of The Rachel Maddow Show and the editor of The MaddowBlog. Enjoy a great reading experience when you buy the Kindle edition of this book. It is disdainful of expertise and hostile toward evidence and arithmetic. Over the course of two years, Stelter spoke with over 250 current and former Fox insiders in an effort to understand the inner workings of Rupert Murdoch's multibillion-dollar media empire. I ended with a feeling of, "well, duh." How has socialism worked throughout the history of the world? Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. As MSNBC's Steve Benen charts in his groundbreaking new book, the contemporary GOP has become a "post-policy party." It's great! The plight of Post-Policy politics is Trumpery. I managed to read this in just 2 or 3 days. Together, using psychological diagnostic tools, as well as exclusive research and analysis from the Monmouth University Polling Institute, the authors provide us with an eye-opening understanding of the Trump phenomenon. Over the past few years, I have been aware something was not right with how the Republicans were leading our country. If you're a seller, Fulfillment by Amazon can help you grow your business. some was hard to listen too...Republicans are morally bankrupt. Cancel anytime. Order deadline is Nov 6th! One of the remarkable and, until now, inexplicable features of the Republican Party over the last few years has been just how effortlessly it has careened and finally fallen off a right-wing cliff only to re-emerge as a protofascist party of duly elected cowards and thugs beholden only to the rantings of a dangerous buffoon. Something went wrong. Republicans, simply put, have quit governing. Please try again. Thanks to the courageous actions of public servants who came forward to report his abuses of power, on December 18, 2019, President Donald J. Trump became just the third president in US history to be impeached by the House of Representatives. They, Republicans and Trump, are shenaniganist. For his work on TRMS, he has received two Emmy Awards, and has been nominated for five more.