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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
Steve Forbes: Restrictions now; persuasion to make them disappear.
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Budget & Economy
Martin O`Malley: Concentration of wealth leads to worse economy for all.
Steve Forbes: Set money supply via gold prices to lower interest rates.
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Civil Rights
Jim Gilmore: Never allow terrorists limit our commitment to liberty.
Christie Todd Whitman: Do not allow president’s power to corrupt feminist values.
Gary Bauer: Gay agenda opposed when it involves the rest of the public.
Gary Bauer: Encourages converting gays to straight marriage.
Gary Bauer: Let states make gay laws-majority wants traditional values.
Bill Bradley: Amendment: political spending is not free speech.
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Corporations
Martin O`Malley: Break up too-big-to-fail banks before they break us.
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Drugs
Rudy Giuliani: Drug policy should be an integral part of foreign policy.
Steve Forbes: Societal self-help is like 1820s Temperance Movement.
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Education
Steve Forbes: Inner city schools: Parental choice over bureaucracy.
Steve Forbes: Parental control will work even in inner cities.
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Energy & Oil
Christie Todd Whitman: Don't say "no" to drilling nor wind farms.
Christie Todd Whitman: There should be a mandatory cap on emissions.
Christie Todd Whitman: Practical to require car companies to increase gas mileage.
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Environment
Christie Todd Whitman: Expect $500B to repair aging water infrastructure.
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Families & Children
Hillary Clinton: “It Takes a Village” is about relationships, not geography.
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Foreign Policy
Gary Bauer: America should advance & protect freedom worldwide.
Gary Bauer: Three principles of a moral foreign policy.
Gary Bauer: End of Cold War does not end US involvement abroad.
Gary Bauer: Moral obligation to speak out for Chinese Christians.
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Free Trade
Gary Bauer: Corporations should serve America as well as shareholders.
Gary Bauer: Chinese policy should be based on morality, not trade.
Gary Bauer: Free trade with China makes us forget our deepest values.
Gary Bauer: Target sanctions against companies owned by Chinese Army.
Gary Bauer: When we invest in China, they play us for suckers.
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Government Reform
Andrew Cuomo: I believe in a collective vision, not individual outcomes.
Doris Haddock: Democracy is the antidote for corruption.
Bill Bradley: Amendment: political spending is not free speech.
Bill Bradley: Citizen distrust of gov’t is based on money in politics.
Bill Bradley: Airwaves are public property; use them as public forum.
Bill Bradley: To qualify for funding, candidates must debate.
Steve Forbes: Term limits needed to open system to citizens.
Steve Forbes: Eliminate Commerce Dept, FCC, & other ‘alphabet agencies’.
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Health Care
Susan Collins: Multi-year increase for NIH funding for biomedical research.
Steve Forbes: Medicare reform: Power to consumers, not bureaucracy.
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Homeland Security
Jim Gilmore: Fighting terrorism too important for partisan politics.
Jim Gilmore: Was Governor of Virginia during 9/11 Pentagon attack.
Gary Bauer: Expand NATO; stay engaged abroad; stop defense cuts.
Gary Bauer: Build SDI - don’t leave our citizens defenseless.
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Immigration
Andrew Cuomo: Post-9/11 anxiety causes demonization of immigrants.
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Principles & Values
Susan Collins: Partisanship is a pendulum; parties will move back to center.
Gary Bauer: Freedom requires virtue; freedom means “liberty under God”.
Gary Bauer: It’s the “American Century” because of America’s values.
Steve Forbes: We won the Cold War; why isn’t US a better place to live?
Steve Forbes: For 80 years, we focused on war; now focus at home.
Steve Forbes: Values and economics are one and the same.
Steve Forbes: Spending contributions is like spending taxes; Steve won’t.
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Tax Reform
Martin O`Malley: Trickle-Down tax cuts underinvest in our nation.
Paul Ryan: OpEd: plenty of tax loopholes; but mostly for middle class.
Steve Forbes: Charitable deduction gone under Flat Tax; but giving is not.
Steve Forbes: Bible has 700,000 words; Tax Code has 7 million. Junk it.
Steve Forbes: Tax system fosters corruption and moral breakdown.
Steve Forbes: Flat income tax with large exemptions; no savings taxes.
Steve Forbes: Income taxes simple enough to file on a postcard.
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Technology
Doris Haddock: Internet creates people-powered democracy.
Steve Forbes: Free economy will make PCs available to the poor.
Steve Forbes: Market ensures people won’t get left behind with high tech.
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War & Peace
Joe Biden: Iran has some fissile material, but no nuclear weapons.
Gary Bauer: Mideast peace requires a strong and viable Israel.
Gary Bauer: Mideast: Bring message of freedom to Arab world.
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Welfare & Poverty
Martin O`Malley: Core of American character is economic opportunity for all.
Rudy Giuliani: Govt stabilizes business; businesses provide jobs.
Steve Forbes: ‘Homestead Act’ for tenants to own projects.
Steve Forbes: Free economy will make PCs available to the poor.
Steve Forbes: Charitable deduction gone under Flat Tax; but giving is not.
Steve Forbes: Supports Enterprise Zones as welfare opportunity.
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