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In reply to the discussion: What political books are an absolute must-read for DUers? [View all]dumbcat
(2,120 posts)29. Some won't like this, but Atlas Shrugged
You really need to see the world from their warped viewpoint to understand how the Trump got to where he is. It would probably be the hardest thing you have ever read, but is required to know thine enemy. It would help you to understand Ryan and many other con leaders.
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OVERTHROW by Stephen Kinzer. history of foreign gov'ts US overthrew from Hawaii forward
yurbud
Jan 2017
#13
F.A. Hayek's "The Road to Serfdom," Buckley's "God and Man at Yale" show how F-ed New Reps are.
TheBlackAdder
Jan 2017
#21