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July 20, 2021

5 HOT BOOKS: The Disastrous Trump Presidency, the Science of Quarantine, and More

July 20, 2021/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: The Disastrous Trump Presidency, the Science of Quarantine, and More

And the Story of a Victorian Era Serial Killer

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July 20, 2021/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Donald Trump, Quarantine
February 22, 2020

ESSAY: What is Anthony Trollope Good For? Among Other Things, Explaining Trump

February 22, 2020/ Adam Cohen
ESSAY: What is Anthony Trollope Good For? Among Other Things, Explaining Trump

7 Ways the Author of ‘The Way Live Now’ Warned Us Back in 1875

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February 22, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ 2 Comments
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Anthony Trollope, Donald Trump, British Literature
January 21, 2020

5 HOT BOOKS: A Look at Trump's Incompetence and Narcissism, Rural Voters, and More

January 21, 2020/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: A Look at Trump's Incompetence and Narcissism, Rural Voters, and More

And a Biography of the “Father of American Architecture”

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January 21, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Donald Trump, Stateway Gardens, Benjamin Henry Latrobe
January 14, 2020

5 HOT BOOKS: The Sleazy Folks Who Made Trump President, American Hopelessness, and More

January 14, 2020/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: The Sleazy Folks Who Made Trump President, American Hopelessness, and More

And Peggy Orenstein on Boys and Sex

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January 14, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Donald Trump, Nicholas Kristof
July 01, 2019

5 HOT BOOKS: The Woman Who Says Trump Sexually Assaulted Her, the Moonshot & More

July 01, 2019/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: The Woman Who Says Trump Sexually Assaulted Her, the Moonshot & More

And a New York Times Reporter Explains How We Ended Up with Justice Kavanaugh

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July 01, 2019/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Donald Trump, The Moon Mission
January 10, 2019

CONVERSATION: Does Trump Represent an American Death Wish? Discuss

January 10, 2019/ Adam Cohen
CONVERSATION: Does Trump Represent an American Death Wish? Discuss

Writer David Shields and Scholar Davis Schneiderman Have Some Thoughts

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January 10, 2019/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
CONVERSATION
Donald Trump, American Politics, Death Wishes
December 06, 2018

REVIEW: Why Did Trump Win? A Deep Dive into One Pennsylvania County

December 06, 2018/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: Why Did Trump Win? A Deep Dive into One Pennsylvania County

Deplorable or Disenfranchised — what Made so Many Americans Pull the Trump Lever?

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December 06, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
Donald Trump, 2016 Election, Pennsylvania
October 25, 2018

Q&A: Ben Bradlee Jr. on His Illuminating Investigation into Why Trump Won

October 25, 2018/ Adam Cohen
Q&A: Ben Bradlee Jr. on His Illuminating Investigation into Why Trump Won

Exploring Why One Pennsylvania County, Which Supported Obama, Became Trumpland

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October 25, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Q & A
Donald Trump, Pennsylvania, 2016 Election
August 27, 2018

5 HOT BOOKS: How Trump is Destroying America, Identity Politics, and More

August 27, 2018/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: How Trump is Destroying America, Identity Politics, and More

And Steve Jobs’ Daughter on Her Difficult Relationship with Her Father

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August 27, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Donald Trump, Steve Jobs
July 06, 2018

Q&A: Steve Almond Talks About His New Book on the Trump Calamity

July 06, 2018/ Adam Cohen
Q&A: Steve Almond Talks About His New Book on the Trump Calamity

America’s Fall Came ‘a Little Bit at a Time, then All of a Sudden’

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July 06, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Q & A
Steve Almond, Donald Trump, The Presidency
May 16, 2018

ESSAY: It's 'High Noon' for Mueller v. Trump

May 16, 2018/ Adam Cohen
ESSAY: It's 'High Noon' for Mueller v. Trump

Will Mueller Save the Nation? And Why are We a Nation that Needs to Be Saved?

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May 16, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Essay
Robert Mueller, Donald Trump, High Noon
March 26, 2018

5 Hot Books: John Oliver's Gay Rabbit Story, Trump's Wrongs: a List, and More

March 26, 2018/ Adam Cohen
5 Hot Books: John Oliver's Gay Rabbit Story, Trump's Wrongs: a List, and More

And a Woman's Obsessive Search for the "Golden State Killer"

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March 26, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
John Oliver, Donald Trump, Golden State Killer
March 16, 2018

REVIEW: Is Trump Bringing Fascism to America?

March 16, 2018/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: Is Trump Bringing Fascism to America?

Harvard Law Professor Cass Sunstein Contemplates an Authoritarian Future

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March 16, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
Fascism, Donald Trump, Authoritarianism
January 18, 2018

READ THIS: "Trumpocracy" is the Trump Takedown We Need Right Now

January 18, 2018/ Adam Cohen
READ THIS: "Trumpocracy" is the Trump Takedown We Need Right Now

David Frum Has Been Keeping Track of the Ways Our Democracy Has Been Degraded So Far

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January 18, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Donald Trump, Democracy, Fascism, Presidency
January 08, 2018

5 HOT BOOKS: The Trump Takedown Everyone's Talking About, LSD, and More

January 08, 2018/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: The Trump Takedown Everyone's Talking About, LSD, and More

And 'Bad Jobs and Poor Decisions,' a Memoir of Life in the Working-Class Trenches

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January 08, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Donald Trump, Working Class, Timothy Leary
October 27, 2017

REVIEW: Katy Tur on How Donald Trump Released America's Political Devils

October 27, 2017/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: Katy Tur on How Donald Trump Released America's Political Devils

An Honest, and at Times Alarming, Journal from the 2016 Campaign Trail

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October 27, 2017/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
Journalism, Presidential Campaigns, Donald Trump
March 22, 2017

REVIEW: Matt Taibbi on Donald Trump, Our 'Insane Clown President'

March 22, 2017/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: Matt Taibbi on Donald Trump, Our 'Insane Clown President'

With Cartoon-Like Illustrations that Bring the Horror to Life

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March 22, 2017/ Adam Cohen/ 1 Comment
Donald Trump, Republicans, Presidential Campaign
February 13, 2017

5 HOT BOOKS: Matt Taibbi on Trump's Rise, the Fall of an American Town, and More

February 13, 2017/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: Matt Taibbi on Trump's Rise, the Fall of an American Town, and More

And George Saunders' Entrancing Abraham Lincoln Book

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February 13, 2017/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Donald Trump, Abraham Lincoln, Deindustrialization
July 25, 2016

5 HOT BOOKS: Jeffrey Toobin on Patricia Hearst, a New Dave Eggers Novel, and More

July 25, 2016/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: Jeffrey Toobin on Patricia Hearst, a New Dave Eggers Novel, and More

And David Cay Johnston Takes on the Life of Donald Trump

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July 25, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Patricia Hearst, David Eggers, Donald Trump
February 06, 2016

NEWS: Megyn Kelly Has Reportedly Signed a $10 Million Book Deal. Could Her Speed-Written Memoir Possibly Be Worth It?

February 06, 2016/ Adam Cohen
NEWS: Megyn Kelly Has Reportedly Signed a $10 Million Book Deal. Could Her Speed-Written Memoir Possibly Be Worth It?

The book, reportedly a memoir, is scheduled to hit the bookstores this fall

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February 06, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Megyn Kelly, Fox News, Donald Trump, Book Deals, Advances
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