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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
Donna Edwards: Fought for abortion rights in community AND in Congress.
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Civil Rights
Chris Van Hollen: Straight, but fought discrimination against gay workers.
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Education
Ben Carson: Evolution and creationism both require faith.
Ben Carson: Creationists have God's ethics; evolutionists must find them.
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Energy & Oil
Jill Stein: Declare a climate emergency & get to 100% renewables by 2030.
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Foreign Policy
Jill Stein: Re-examine NATO to avoid economic and military domination.
Scott Walker: Foreign policy is about leadership, not PhD's.
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Free Trade
Chris Van Hollen: I oppose TPP; but look at each trade deal individually.
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Gun Control
Bobby Jindal: Yes, we proudly love our guns and religion.
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Homeland Security
Jill Stein: $6 trillion to pay for wounded veterans from failed wars.
Scott Walker: Listen to generals in the field to decide defense policy.
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Jobs
Donna Edwards: We need a woman's voice in the discussion on equal pay.
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Principles & Values
Donald Trump: I play to people's fantasies to Think Big.
John Ashcroft: Common-sense conservative.
John Ashcroft: Law is supreme, above his personal beliefs.
Paul Ryan: The left offers people a full stomach and an empty soul.
Rand Paul: Defeat the Washington machine; unleash the American Dream.
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Social Security
Chris Van Hollen: Keep a more generous cost-of-living formula.
Donna Edwards: Fought privatization in community AND in Congress.
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War & Peace
Bobby Jindal: No deal with Iran that lets them become a nuclear power.
Jeb Bush: OpEd: Supports 2003 Iraq invasion even with current evidence.
Jill Stein: Invasions violate international law unless we're threatened.
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