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Books by and about 2024 presidential candidates |
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Hillbilly Elegy, by JD Vance (2017) |
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) |
Becoming, by Michelle Obama (2018) |
Higher Loyalty, by James Comey (2018) |
The Making of Donald Trump, by David Cay Johnston (2017) |
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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
Tom Cotton: Roe v. Wade was wrongly decided; let states decide.
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Civil Rights
Gretchen Whitmer: Coronavirus: Exempt places of worship, no jurisdiction.
Tom Steyer: Substantial racial subtext in virtually every policy area.
Tom Steyer: Have a formal commission on race to review 400 years.
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Corporations
Bernie Sanders: Nothing personal against billionaires, but enough is enough.
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Crime
Donald Trump: FactCheck: falsely claims Biden wants to defund the police.
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Drugs
Pete Buttigieg: Incarceration does more harm than dealing with addiction.
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Education
Donald Trump: We're not going to fund schools if they don't open.
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Energy & Oil
Pete Buttigieg: Timetable on climate set by reality, not by Congress.
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Foreign Policy
Chris Coons: We need NATO more engaged in the Middle East.
Donald Trump: Jerusalem is Israel's capital but Palestinian capital open.
Nikki Haley: Call out the UN when they bully Israel.
Rand Paul: End support of Saudis and Iran won't need nukes.
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Free Trade
Lindsey Graham: China has more to lose in trade war than US.
Steve Bullock: Farmers want trade, they don't want aid.
Ted Cruz: Chinese telecom companies are espionage operations.
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Government Reform
Pete Buttigieg: Need to depoliticize Supreme Court.
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Gun Control
Mark Kelly: Gun control is a political issue and we need to have a vote.
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Health Care
Pete Buttigieg: Single payer option can lead to Medicare for all.
Tom Cotton: Supreme Court got it wrong o ObamaCare individual mandate.
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Homeland Security
Donald Trump: Fort renaming: I don't care what the military says.
Gretchen Whitmer: Coronavirus: Widespread testing is fundamental & crucial.
Rand Paul: Don't sell arms abroad as a jobs program.
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Immigration
Steve Bullock: Immigration should not be used to rip country apart.
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Jobs
Pete Buttigieg: Government must be pro-active with changing economy.
Tim Scott: Opportunity Zone jobs have seen up to 8% wage increase.
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Principles & Values
Amy Coney Barrett: Judicial philosophy: apply the law as written.
Bill Clinger: Supports "Republicans for Biden" effort.
Bob Inglis: Supports "Republicans for Biden" effort.
Charles Djou: Supports "Republicans for Biden" effort.
Charlie Dent: Supports "Republicans for Biden" effort.
Christie Todd Whitman: Addressed Democratic Convention as "Republican for Biden".
Christopher Shays: Supports "Republicans for Biden" effort.
Connie Morella: Supports "Republicans for Biden" effort.
Dick Zimmer: Supports "Republicans for Biden" effort.
Donald Trump: FactCheck: "We have the best testing in the world"? Not!
Donald Trump: I've been right probably more than anybody else.
Jack Quinn: Supports "Republicans for Biden" effort.
Jeff Flake: Supports "Republicans for Biden" effort.
Jim Greenwood: Supports "Republicans for Biden" effort.
Jim Kolbe: Supports "Republicans for Biden" effort.
Jim Leach: Supports "Republicans for Biden" effort.
Jim Walsh: Supports "Republicans for Biden" effort.
John Kasich: Addressed Democratic Convention as "Republican for Biden".
John Warner: Supports "Republicans for Biden" effort.
Mike Parker: Supports "Republicans for Biden" effort.
Pete Buttigieg: Progressive, but not concerned with labels.
Ray LaHood: Supports "Republicans for Biden" effort.
Steven Kuykendall: Supports "Republicans for Biden" effort.
Susan Molinari: Addressed Democratic Convention as "Republican for Biden".
Wayne Gilchrest: Supports "Republicans for Biden" effort.
Donald Trump: My mother was like a saint; my father was most solid person.
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War & Peace
Chris Coons: Not consulting Congress on war weakens us in the world.
Chris Van Hollen: Do we further our interests in targeting enemies?
Lindsey Graham: Keep 2,000 US troops in Syria so ISIS won't come back.
Rand Paul: Decide if Saudis are an ally or an enemy.
Rand Paul: Yemen War is part of 1000-year civil war.
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