Politics & Government Books

"For my money, John Robb, a former Air Force officer, and tech guru is the futurists' futurist." –Slate The counterterrorism expert John Robb revea...

Bestselling author Chris Mooney uses cutting-edge research to explain the psychology behind why today’s Republicans reject reality—it's just part o...

“Attorney and literary agent Goldfarb (editor, After Snowden) delivers a lacerating critique of inequities in America’s criminal and civil justice...

More relevant than ever as the Coronavirus, COVID-19 pandemic sweeps the globe, False Alarm (Originally released in 2008) reminds readers to look ...

"This is an engaging refutation of an insidious form of 'political correctness' of the right - the nonsensical idea that our country was founded on...

The history of law enforcement in the Lone Star State goes back well before photography, dating to Texas’s days as part of the Spanish empire. Afte...

A manifesto for our times.—Thomas Frank, Wall Street Journal Barry C. Lynn, one of the most original and surprising students of the American econom...

An impassioned, darkly amusing look at how corporations misuse copyright law to stifle creativity and free speechIf you want to make fun of Mickey ...

In Being Right Is Not Enough, political analyst Paul Waldman offers Democrats and progressives a clear-eyed, multifaceted strategy for victory in e...

Acclaim for Armey's Axioms "As I read Armey's Axioms, my mind immediately went to the man from Springfield, Abraham Lincoln, who cloaked brilliant ...

"A splendidly illuminating book."—The New York Times Like it or not, George W. Bush has launched a revolution in American foreign policy. He has re...

Largely unknown except in a few law enforcement circles, Jelly Bryce was at the forefront of the conflict during America’s gangster era. As an Okla...

In April 1865 the Civil War was over for most Americans, including the more than 600,000 soldiers, North and South, who died from wounds or disease...

To date, no substantive climate bill has successfully run the political gauntlet from Capitol Hill to the Oval Office. Why not? From mavericks to ...

As he took charge of his city’s response to the 9/11 attacks, New York City's mayor Rudy Giuliani became the most admired man in America, and perha...

To know the story of the life and times of Judge Gilbert Merritt is to understand modern U.S. politics of the mid to late 20th century—how it came...

Dr. Ralph Cantafio traces the great changes which have occurred in American society over the past twenty years as a result of political, ethical an...

A South Divided is an account of Southern dissidents in the Civil War, at times labeled as traitors, Tories, deserters, or mossbacks during the war...

How the Treaty of Versailles is still influencing current events—with a new Foreword by Sir Harold Evans and a new Introduction by the author For m...

West Point, New York, home of the United States Military Academy, is one of the nation’s most famous and unique landscapes. Established in 1802 to ...

With a proud tradition reaching back to its founding in 1845, the United States Naval Academy today pursues its role as the nation’s premier instit...

The White House has undergone many changes through the years—some by blueprint, some by chance. Yet the building has always stood solid, each alter...

Governor Ed Rendell explains why America's leaders rarely call for sacrifice for the greater good—to avoid making any sacrifices themselves! Rendel...

As office and residence of the president of the United States, the White House is uniquely tied to both the life of the nation and the private live...