EJ Dionne Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

EJ Dionne

“I hear America singing, the varied carols I hear, Those of mechanics, each one singing his as it should be blithe and strong, The carpenter singing his as he measures his plank or beam…” #Happy4th from Walt Whitman, our poet of democracy The whole poem: https://t.co/ecYtktNTJw

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In his book “The Divided Mind of the Black Church,” ⁦⁦⁦@ReverendWarnock⁩ spoke of a Black Church shaped by “a memory of the cross and the tragedy of human brokenness.” His victory seemed fitting after a tragic year of suffering and brokenness. https://t.co/SqwrCVoPej

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If you have not discovered the fine and often lyrical spy fiction writer ⁦@DanFesperman⁩, his latest, “The Cover Wife,” is a great place to start. I finished it recently and enjoyed it as much as David Gordon—see his review below—did. Check it out. https://t.co/Un2teW5kRQ

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Creating durable political eras with sustainable majority coalitions is v-hard. See this fine ⁦@pastpunditry review of @timothyshenk⁩’s excellent book “Realigners: Partisan Hacks, Political Visionaries, and the Struggle to Rule American Democracy.” https://t.co/uMwOSGKZod

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Kim Phillips-Fein is worth reading on any subject. Her review in @thenation of @johnshuntington’s “Far-Right Vanguard” is superb, showing how today’s Trumpist Right shares important roots in the old far right but is different in important ways. Made me want to read the book! https://twitter.com/katrinanation/status/1482815440090972166

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One of the joys of teaching is to see the great work your students go on to do. Congrats @MatthewTeague on your new book with Mark Bowden “The Steal” and great to see you this morning on @Morning_Joe! So admire your gifts for reporting, probing, listening & understanding. https://twitter.com/morning_joe/status/1477981110323798017

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This is an amazing piece of reporting by my colleague @IgnatiusPost. Worthy of a thriller plot but also disturbing. (And, come to think of it, David also writes great thrillers. Start with his first one, “Agents of Innocence.”) https://t.co/WRnTjIzs82

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“As more schools target ‘Maus,’ Art Spiegelman’s fears are deepening.” “It’s a real warning sign of a country that’s yearning for a return of authoritarianism," Spiegelman tells @ThePlumLineGS. Book bans and the refusal to learn from the past. https://t.co/v5xJ85a9xe

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Thank you, Brie! Please join @MilesRapoport & me at the University of Chicago on Wednesday, May 25, 6-7 pm CDT at Keller Center Sky Suite. It will also be live-streamed. We’ll be talking about our book “100% Democracy: The Case for Universal Voting.” You can find details below: https://twitter.com/brieloskota/status/1524849089195614209

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Superb & timely Robert Siegel (@RSiegel47) review of “The Age of the Strongman” by @gideonrachman and “Spin Dictators” by @SergeiGuriev & Daniel Treisman. “[H]umanity’s capacity for depravity casts a dark shadow on our vision of history fulfilled and democracy triumphant.” https://twitter.com/momentmagazine/status/1550148990729084928