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Last refreshed 2026-02-27. We keep tuning this list as new titles land and reader interest shifts.

  1. The Right

    1. The Right

    Matthew Continetti
    The Right: The Hundred-Year War for American Conservatism
  2. Harbingers

    2. Harbingers

    Timothy J. Heaphy
    Harbingers: What January 6 and Charlottesville Reveal About Rising Threats to American Democracy
  3. Injustice

    3. Injustice

    Carol Leonnig, Aaron C. Davis
    Injustice: How Politics and Fear Vanquished America's Justice Department
  4. Why We're Polarized

    4. Why We're Polarized

    Ezra Klein
    A Politics pick for readers exploring Why We're Polarized.
  5. Myth America

    5. Myth America

    Kevin M. Kruse, Julian E. Zelizer
    Myth America: Historians Take On the Biggest Legends and Lies About Our Past
  6. Dark Money

    6. Dark Money

    Jane Mayer
    Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right
  7. The Washington Book

    7. The Washington Book

    Carlos Lozada
    The Washington Book: How to Read Politics and Politicians
  8. Blowback

    8. Blowback

    Miles Taylor
    Blowback: A Warning to Save Democracy from Trump's Revenge
  9. Nations Apart

    9. Nations Apart

    Colin Woodard
    Nations Apart: How Clashing Regional Cultures Shattered America
  10. The Mission

    10. The Mission

    Tim Weiner
    The Mission: The CIA in the 21st Century
  11. The Contrarian

    11. The Contrarian

    Max Chafkin
    The Contrarian: Peter Thiel and the Rise of the Silicon Valley Oligarchs
  12. Hold the Line

    12. Hold the Line

    Michael Fanone, John Shiffman
    Hold the Line: The Insurrection and One Cop's Battle for America's Soul
  13. To Catch a Fascist

    13. To Catch a Fascist

    Christopher Mathias
    To Catch a Fascist: The Fight to Expose the Radical Right
  14. The Rebels

    14. The Rebels

    Joshua Green
    The Rebels: Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and the Struggle fora New American Politics
  15. Here, Right Matters

    15. Here, Right Matters

    Alexander S. Vindman
    Here, Right Matters: An American Story
  16. It's Even Worse Than It Looks

    16. It's Even Worse Than It Looks

    Thomas E. Mann, Norman J. Ornstein
    It's Even Worse Than It Looks: How the American Constitutional System Collided with the New Politics of Extremism
  17. Nine Black Robes

    17. Nine Black Robes

    Joan Biskupic
    Nine Black Robes: Inside the Supreme Court's Drive to the Right and Its Historic Consequences
  18. A Revolution of Common Sense

    18. A Revolution of Common Sense

    Scott Jennings
    A Revolution of Common Sense: How Donald Trump Stormed Washington and Fought for Western Civilization
  19. Hatemonger

    19. Hatemonger

    Jean Guerrero
    Hatemonger: Stephen Miller, Donald Trump, and the White Nationalist Agenda
  20. Hillbilly Elegy

    20. Hillbilly Elegy

    J.D. Vance
    Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
  21. New Cold Wars

    21. New Cold Wars

    David E. Sanger
    New Cold Wars: China's Rise, Russia's Invasion, and America's Struggle to Defend the West
  22. The Fourth Turning Is Here

    22. The Fourth Turning Is Here

    Neil Howe
    The Fourth Turning Is Here: What the Seasons of History Tell Us about How and When This Crisis Will End
  23. Looking for the Good War

    23. Looking for the Good War

    Elizabeth D. Samet
    Looking for the Good War: American Amnesia and the Violent Pursuit of Happiness
  24. Countdown bin Laden

    24. Countdown bin Laden

    Chris Wallace
    Countdown bin Laden: The Untold Story of the 247-Day Hunt to Bring the Mastermind of 9/11 to Justice

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