Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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The Red and the Blue: The 1990s and the Birth of Political Tribalism by Steve Kornacki

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I became aware of the author, Steve Kornacki, on election night 2016.  He was the very excited NBC analyst covering the races on the “big board” all night.  Steve was the guy who would zoom in on a state and recall, by district or city, where votes were likely coming or outstanding.  I tried for years to deny my love of politics and my innate desire to be a full-on political junkie and I found a kindred spirit in Steve Kornacki.  I started following him […]

Welcome to the modern world

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I was in the sixth grade when the Alfred P Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City was bombed. I was a little too young to be fully aware of Waco, Ruby Ridge, or the first World Trade Center attack, and, as an army brat, while the first Gulf War affected my family personally, I only really saw it as something that might take my father from me. So the 1995 terrorist attack was the first real event that captured my interest – and not least […]

The Phantom Menace of Presidential Memoirs

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I think I did a good job while reading George W. Bush’s Decision Points in differentiating the man from his presidency. I was able to judge the book not by the character of its author, but by the character of its content, and I came away with an appreciation for the man that I had never had before. So I was interested to see how Bill Clinton’s voluminous memoir would impact my perceptions of the man and his presidency. A man, incidentally, whose accomplishments I […]



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