Here to help me keep track of what I'm reading/what I have read. This is in addition to the spreadsheet that I keep.
Nixonland
Rick Perlstein
It’s striking how obvious historical parallels can be. In 1968, there was a contingent on the left that was all in on Gene McCarthy. They were drawn to his liberalism; the fact that he didn’t act like a “normal” polictican only deepened their devotion.
The Good News Club
Katherine Stewart
George, Nicholas, and Wilhelm
Miranda Carter
Just another entry in my list of reasons why monarchy and the hereditary succession of power generally is dumb.
Ghost Wars
Steve Coll
I feel like I’ve been reading a lot about the America’s Middle East policy lately. Spoiler alert: it has been quite a disaster for quite a while.
We (by which I mean I) tend to think of Iraq as a singularly huge foreign policy blunder. While not exactly inaccurate, that formulation belies that fact that it was the culmination of decades of pretty terrible foreign policy decisions.