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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

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

    2. Harbingers

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

    3. Injustice

    Injustice: How Politics and Fear Vanquished America's Justice Department
  4. Why We're Polarized

    4. Why We're Polarized

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

    5. Myth America

    Myth America: Historians Take On the Biggest Legends and Lies About Our Past
  6. Dark Money

    6. Dark Money

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

    7. The Washington Book

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

    8. Blowback

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

    9. Nations Apart

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

    10. The Mission

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

    11. The Contrarian

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

    12. Hold the Line

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

    13. To Catch a Fascist

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

    14. The Rebels

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

    15. Here, Right Matters

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

    16. It's Even Worse Than It Looks

    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

    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

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

    19. Hatemonger

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

    20. Hillbilly Elegy

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

    21. New Cold Wars

    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

    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

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

    24. Countdown bin Laden

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

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