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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
Allen Waters: Allow abortion only to protect the life of the mother.
Mark Zaccaria: Human life begins at conception.
Patricia Morgan: Should be safe, legal, rare; make contraceptives available.
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Budget & Economy
Bobby Nardolillo: Rationalize onerous federal regulations.
Jack Reed: Postpone sequestration; then balanced taxes & cuts.
Mark Zaccaria: Senate bank regulators are too cozy with regulated banks.
Allen Waters: Fiscal responsibility: $34 trillion debt is immoral.
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Civil Rights
Bob Flanders: Supreme Court allows religious exceptions to same-sex rights.
Mark Zaccaria: Government shouldn't redefine marriage.
Allen Waters: Only blacks can solve black problems; starts with God, Moses.
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Corporations
Bobby Nardolillo: Trump corporate tax cuts are just what the doctor ordered.
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Drugs
Jack Reed: Weed and Seed: community policing & revitalize neighborhood.
Sheldon Whitehouse: Rated C by NORML: decriminalize medical marijuana.
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Education
Allen Waters: Let free market forces determine student loan pricing.
Allen Waters: Taxpayer dollars should fund all educational options.
Allen Waters: Teach Natural Law & moral principles in public schools.
Bobby Nardolillo: Diversity of choice in education.
Mark Zaccaria: Oppose nationwide Common Core standards.
Allen Waters: Universal School Choice: money follows the child.
Allen Waters: Phase out government student loans; leave it to free market.
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Energy & Oil
Bobby Nardolillo: Further research needed on climate change.
Bobby Nardolillo: Understanding Gap: do no economic harm without certainty.
Mark Zaccaria: No subsidies for wind and solar.
Allen Waters: No more corporate welfare for green energy business.
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Environment
Bobby Nardolillo: Fishing industry suffers under needless catch limits.
Jack Reed: $50M for brownfield redevelopment in low-income areas.
Jack Reed: Beaches, parks and waterways are important to our economy.
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Families & Children
Bob Flanders: Senate candidates accused of sexual abuse should withdraw.
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Foreign Policy
Jack Reed: Suspend aid to Egypt while military crushes protestors.
Jack Reed: Allow in Syrian refugees looking for opportunity.
Mark Zaccaria: American colors don't run, but they have been fading.
Patricia Morgan: Remain Israel's staunchest supporter in a dangerous world.
Jack Reed: Essentially, this is Trump surrendering to the Russians.
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Free Trade
Jack Reed: Retrain workers who lose jobs due to foreign competition.
Jack Reed: Tariffs are going to hurt our economy tremendously.
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Government Reform
Allen Waters: Supports amendment to set limits on campaign finance.
Bob Flanders: Let out-of-state attorneys handle state ethics cases.
Bob Flanders: Disallow legislators from serving on Lottery Commission.
Bobby Nardolillo: Shift elections to Saturday.
Jack Reed: Nuclear option: Allow confirmation of Obama's appointees.
Mark Zaccaria: Photo ID for voting.
Allen Waters: Stop overburdening our businesses with needless regulation.
Allen Waters: Signed pledge to support term limits on Congress.
Patricia Morgan: 2020: Not okay to rob voters with illegitimate ballots.
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Gun Control
Allen Waters: Strong supporter of the Second Amendment.
Bob Flanders: Ban devices that turn guns into massive killing machines.
Mark Zaccaria: Opposes more gun restrictions.
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Health Care
Allen Waters: Lower healthcare costs by transparency & competition.
Bobby Nardolillo: Repeal and replace Obamacare.
Mark Zaccaria: Repeal ObamaCare; it's not a government responsibility.
Jack Reed: Democrats fighting to prevent spike in insurance premiums.
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Homeland Security
Jack Reed: No Benghazi cover-up; had 11 hearings & 25,000 documents.
Mark Zaccaria: Maintain a superior nuclear arsenal.
Patricia Morgan: Advocate for anything improving the lives of our veterans .
Jack Reed: Trump & Hegseth trying to politicize Defense Department.
Jack Reed: We cannot allow our military to be politicized.
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Immigration
Allen Waters: A foe of illegal immigration and of sanctuary cities.
Bobby Nardolillo: Get tough on illegal immigrants.
Mark Zaccaria: Protect the borders; prevent illegal entry.
Allen Waters: Protect our national sovereignty: no "Open Borders".
Patricia Morgan: Close the border; finish the wall; keep "remain in Mexico".
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Jobs
Mark Zaccaria: Accepted 20 weeks of unemployment, but opposes extending it.
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Principles & Values
Allen Waters: Grew up in Providence; lived & ran in MA; now running in RI.
Bob Flanders: Let both sides be heard in Supreme Court Kavanaugh hearings.
Mark Zaccaria: Former chair of state GOP; former Town Council member.
Mark Zaccaria: Judeo-Christian values established our government framework.
Allen Waters: America is divided & growing more polarized .
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Social Security
Allen Waters: Democrats should stop the lies about Social Security and GOP.
Patricia Morgan: Saving and strengthening it is a necessity.
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Tax Reform
Bobby Nardolillo: Cut tax rates, cut spending.
Mark Zaccaria: FairTax ends complexity that requires entire industry.
Allen Waters: Taxpayer Payer Protection Pledge: no tax increases.
Allen Waters: Replace income tax with national sales tax; close the IRS.
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War & Peace
Allen Waters: Clean up the poorly managed Veterans Affairs department.
Allen Waters: Aggressively pursue terrorists; dismantle terrorist networks.
Bobby Nardolillo: Supports Afghanistan war but not forever.
Jack Reed: More pressure on Iran; keep all options on the table.
Jack Reed: Red line in Syria if chemical weapons used against people.
Jack Reed: Coalition to stop Syrian WMDs, but nothing more militarily.
Sheldon Whitehouse: More troops in Afghanistan OK but revisit later.
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Welfare & Poverty
Allen Waters: Affordable Housing in America is in a crisis .
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