Tag Archives: Republican

Republicans way ahead of Democrats on voter data

Posted on October 15, 2020 by

Preface.  This is a book review and Kindle notes of Nelson’s “Shadow Network:  Media, money and the secret hub of the Radical Right”. It tells the sad history of how Republicans got Trump elected and took over the House, and … Continue reading →

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Book Review “conservatives without Conscience” by John Dean

Posted on October 9, 2020 by

Preface. This is a book review of “Conservatives without Conscience” by John Dean. It is the best book I’ve read in explaining the history of conservatism and leaders like Newt Gingrich on the increasing authoritarianism of Republicans, It also explains … Continue reading →

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Kurt Andersen on Trump & Covid-19 in “Evil Geniuses”

Posted on September 27, 2020 by

Preface. If you want to know all the economic and political history that got us to the right-wing extremist Trump and Republican party, there’s no more entertaining way to do so than Kurt Anderson’s latest book “Evil Geniuses”.  Better yet, … Continue reading →

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Fox news estranges millions of families and instills hate and fear in its cult members

Posted on February 10, 2020 by

Preface.  This is a book review that has key excerpts of “Foxocracy”, by Tobin Smith, who worked at Fox for 14 years and was friends with Roger Ailes as well as the staff that decided what the propaganda of the … Continue reading →

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Book review of Democracy in Chains, the history of how extremist Republicans stealthily stole our Democracy

Posted on September 15, 2018 by

Summary I can’t do justice to this book in a book review (so buy it), especially the history of how the right-wing libertarians came to be so powerful, their huge influence on congress, the judiciary, and laws enacted, and how … Continue reading →

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Book review of Hillbilly Elegy and why hillbillies voted for Trump

Posted on September 12, 2018 by

Source: David Horsey / Los Angeles Times Preface. I bought “Hillbilly Elegy: A memoir of a family and culture in crisis” because I’d like to understand why anyone would vote for Donald Trump. Before the election, it was well-known that … Continue reading →

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Book review of “Deer Hunting with Jesus”. Best book to find out why people voted from Trump.

Posted on September 9, 2018 by

[ Joe Bageant grew up in poor, conservative Winchester Virginia, which is like tens of thousands of other small towns in America. He is one of the few who escaped and got a college education.  So when he retired there … Continue reading →

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2016 Republican party platform: the most extreme ever

Posted on August 11, 2018 by

Preface. There are two articles below: the New York Times editorial on the 2016 Republican platform (they call Republicans Extremists too), followed by the 50 platform policies. Basically, the GOP 2016 platform would make Christianity the official American religion, replace … Continue reading →

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Republicans Brains are wired to deny science & reality

Posted on November 6, 2016 by

[ This is my book review of Chris Mooney’s 2012 “The Republican Brain. The Science of Why They Deny Science—and Reality”. After my review is the first chapter of Mooney’s book, and then my thoughts about Democratic versus Republican brains … Continue reading →

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Republicans have righteous minds? Really? Book review of the “Righteous Mind”

Posted on March 9, 2014 by

[ Below is a book review and verbatim excerpts from this book. When I read it I thought there was some wisdom, today I’m less sure.  I don’t see any morality in voting for Donald Trump.  As late-night TV host … Continue reading →

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