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Books by and about 2020 presidential candidates |
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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) |
Guide to Political Revolution,
by Bernie Sanders (2017) |
Where We Go From Here,
by Bernie Sanders (2018) |
Our Revolution,
by Bernie Sanders (2016) |
This Fight Is Our Fight,
by Elizabeth Warren (2017) |
United,
by Cory Booker (2016) |
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) |
Becoming,
by Michelle Obama (2018) |
Higher Loyalty,
by James Comey (2018) |
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2017) |
Higher Loyalty ,
by James Comey (2018) |
Trump vs. Hillary On The Issues ,
by Jesse Gordon (2016) |
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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| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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Abortion
Joe Walsh: 1996: favored abortion rights; 2012: no abortion exceptions.
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Budget & Economy
Bill Weld: No such thing as government money; only taxpayer's money.
Joe Walsh: Budget deficit is bankrupting future generations.
Wilbur Ross: SEC investigating insider trading "short sale" of oil stock.
Paul Ryan: FactCheck: S&P downgraded U.S. due to Congress, not Obama.
Paul Ryan: FactCheck: Hometown SUV plant closed in '08,not due to Obama.
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Civil Rights
Bill Weld: Created Governor's Commission on Gay and Lesbian Youth.
Joe Walsh: Same-sex marriage is law of the land, but give it time.
Joe Walsh: LGBTQ activists are "constitutional terrorists".
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Corporations
Joe Walsh: Cut the capital gains tax and the corporate tax rate.
Joe Walsh: Criticized "Occupy Wall Street" movement as pampered youth.
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Crime
Joe Walsh: Reform the criminal justice system.
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Drugs
Joe Biden: Not nearly enough evidence on marijuana as gateway drug.
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Education
Bill Weld: Abolish the federal Department of Education.
Joe Walsh: Market-based solutions to education reform and urban poverty.
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Energy & Oil
Joe Walsh: Acknowledge the real problem of climate change.
Joe Walsh: All-of-the-above, while shifting from coal to renewables.
Joe Walsh: Past: climate science not definitive; now: it's a problem.
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Environment
Bill Weld: I'm a lifelong environmentalist, like Theodore Roosevelt.
Donald Trump: Don't micromanage every rain puddle and drainage ditch.
Joe Walsh: Balance environmental regulation with small business needs.
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Foreign Policy
Joe Walsh: Put America's interests first: no photo ops with Putin.
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Free Trade
Bill Weld: Rejoin TPP in a heartbeat: beachhead against China.
Joe Walsh: China cheats world, so deal with them with world coalition.
Joe Walsh: Supports a free trade system; opposes tariffs on China.
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Government Reform
Bill Weld: Accepts donations from individuals and PACs.
Joe Walsh: No opinion on campaign finance reform.
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Gun Control
Bill Weld: 1990s: supported assault weapons bans.
Joe Walsh: Federal background check at gun shows and online.
Joe Walsh: Arm school employees to prevent school shootings.
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Health Care
Barack Obama: Created pandemic department for emergency response.
Donald Trump: Set aside pandemic response plans prepared by Bush and Obama.
George W. Bush: Created 381-page pandemic plan for emergency response.
Wilbur Ross: Napped through 2017 demonstration on pandemic preparedness.
Joe Walsh: Look at things like universal catastrophic care coverage.
Joe Walsh: 2013: engage in civil disobedience to defy ObamaCare.
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Homeland Security
Bill Weld: Lesson of Iraq War: train Saudis, but no US troops there.
Joe Walsh: Supports military service for gays and transgendered.
Andrew Yang: I'd love to declassify Area 51, for government transparency.
Jim Bridenstine: Intentional explosions in space pose risk to all spaceflight.
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Immigration
Joe Walsh: Securing borders isn't just a scare tactic if you live there.
Joe Walsh: End policy of family separation at the southern border.
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Principles & Values
Bill Weld: Trump's Ukraine caper is impeachable and treasonous.
Joe Walsh: I helped create Trump; now I have to live with that.
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Tax Reform
Bill Weld: I never met a tax cut I didn't like.
Joe Walsh: Focus tax cuts on middle class and payroll tax.
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Technology
Joe Walsh: Retrain workers displaced by automation.
Steve Stockman: Accepts Bitcoin donations as an alternative to fiat currency.
Newt Gingrich: Treat WikiLeaks as enemy combatants engaged in terrorism.
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War & Peace
Bill Weld: Troops out of Afghanistan; should have done it long ago.
Bill Weld: Supported the Obama administration's Iran nuclear deal.
Joe Walsh: Support Israel & Saudis, but no US troops in Mideast.
Joe Walsh: Israel should annex Palestinian territory.
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Welfare & Poverty
Bill Weld: Greatly increase the earned income tax credit.
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