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Campaign books have short shelf-lives - and they deserve them, since most of them have about as much introspection as yesterday's racing form. Greg Waldmann reads a recent book on the pivotal 2012 U.S. presidential election.
Read MoreFour years ago, Barack Obama won the U.S. presidency on a platform of hope and change. This month, as he fights for re-election, Greg Waldmann takes a detailed look at the incumbent's first term.
Read MoreWho's at fault for our disastrous politics -- both parties? Not a chance, say Washington insiders Ornstein and Mann. Our resident politico fisks their analysis.
Read MoreLyndon Johnson rained destruction on Vietnam and championed civil rights, amassed a secret fortune and fought for the needy. His paradoxical life continues in the fourth volume of Robert Caro's epic biography.
Read MoreAfter a brutal six months, Mitt Romney has won Florida and almost certainly the GOP nomination. Democrats and Republicans are rightly focused on his record, but they're each doing it for the wrong reasons.
Read MoreThe ethics of Wikileaks (and the antics of its mastermind, Julian Assange) continue to be the focus of controversy - and new books. Greg Waldmann takes a comprehensive look at the entire phenomenon.
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