My Book List - Making Sense Of Our Government Under Trump

This is a list of books I’ve read and recommend to anyone who wants to get a better understanding of government and political processes. It could be much longer. I read the first four years ago. The rest I have read in the last year or so.

The first three are novels. They are classics and they all relate to government. The rest are non-fiction.

The fourth is an excellent account of how one can get lost ethically while working within an administration.

The fifth is an insider’s account of how our government functioned after World War II.

The sixth is insightful in understanding how our economy survived the Great Recession of 2008.

The seventh documents how wealth has evolved and been accumulated.

The eighth and ninth document what has been going on within the Trump White House.

Ten and eleven are about the evolution of our politics and the forces behind that going back to 1959.

Twelve and thirteen are excellent accounts of Trump’s impact on the FBI and Intelligence Community.

Fourteen through seventeen document how Russia evolved since the fall of the Soviet Union and how it has been corrupting our politicians and interfering with our electoral processes.

Eighteen through 20 give insight into what fascism is and how it evolves.

1. Brave New World by Aldus Huxley

2. Lord Of The Flies by William Golding

3. 1984 by George Orwell

4. Blind Ambition by James W. Dean

5. Friendly Fascism by Bertram Gross
6.The Only Game In Town by Mohamed A. El-Erian
7.Plutocrats by Chrystia Freeland

8. Fire And Fury by Michael Wolff
9. Fear by Bob Woodward
10. Democracy In Chains by Nancy MacLean.
11. Dark Money by Jane Mayer
12. A Higher Loyalty by James Comey
13. Facts And Fears by James R. Clapper
14. Red Notice by Bill Browder
15. Russian Roulette by Michael Isikoff and David Corn
16. Collusion by Luke Harding
17. House Of Trump – House Of Putin by Craig Unger
18. On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder

19. How Democracies Die by Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt

20. Fascism A Warning by Madeline Albright

Compiled by Brendan Buschi. If you have questions or comments you can email me at bfbuschi@gmail.com

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