Politics Books

7 Pivotal Moments In Incumbent Campaigns

Samuel L. Popkin | Posted 06.01.2012

Samuel L. Popkin

While a challenger's presidential campaign can quickly adjust and adapt to shifting seas like a speedboat, an incumbent's campaign behaves more like a battleship, maneuvering slowly and making very large waves.

The 10 Stupidest Things Said On Fox News

David Brock | Posted 04.24.2012

David Brock

Fox broadcasted and laundered these lies and others like them until they became gospel for a segment of the population. Once, this role was reserved for talk radio or small-circulation ideological publications. Now the highest-rated cable news network in America broadcasts them.

Jindal Refutes Ulterior Motive In Book

Daily World | Posted 05.25.2011

In an interview Monday, he said he wrote it because "I'm worried, both as governor and a husband and a father about the direction of our country" and ...

Oops, Book Titles Gone Wrong

Michael Gerson | Michael Gerson | Posted 05.25.2011

In the history of badly timed book titles, Los Angeles Times reporters Tom Hamburger and Peter Wallsten hold a distinguished place. The publication of...

'Dirty Sexy Politics'

Posted 05.25.2011

Meghan McCain's memoir, "Dirty Sexy Politics," hit stores yesterday, but if you don't want to slog through all 194 pages, we've picked out some highl...

Mitt Romney's 'No Apology' Tops Political Books Best Sellers List

The New York Times | Orville Buddo | Posted 05.25.2011

Just a few weeks after former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney began ramping up his profile with a speaking/promotional tour, his book, "No Apology," de...