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Review: Trump You by Art Cohen with Dan Good

Capturing the deceitful nature and history of greed that has long defined America’s 45th president, Trump You: Promises, Lies, and Corruption: My Battle with Donald Trump’s Fake University by Art Cohen is a scathing personal memoir of one man’s titanic struggle against a capitalist giant.

Not only functioning as a fascinating, and at times painful-to-believe legal thriller, this book is also a detailed unraveling of the Trump University fraud – a clumsy yet lucrative scheme to cheat thousands of people with empty promises. The name “Trump” alone has become synonymous with a great many things in recent years, but this […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2021-10-18T06:16:19+02:00October 17th, 2021|Categories: Book Reviews, Lead Story|Tags: Politics Book Reviews|

China, China, Chyyna! by Chris Kanthan

Author Chris Kanthan peels back the curtain on the next global leader in his deeply researched new book, China, China, Chyyna!: Greatest Disruption to American Century, an eye-opening exposé about the rise of an old empire.

After more than a century in power, the United States has fallen from grace on the world stage, the natural conclusion of political bickering and deep social divides. China has simultaneously been on a meteoric rise to power for the past three decades, leading the world in green energy development, production and manufacturing, trade, patent technologies, GDP growth, and much more.

Despite China’s […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2021-06-11T02:53:42+02:00June 10th, 2021|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Business Book Reviews, Politics Book Reviews|

Make Our Country YUUUGE Again by Web Augustine

Author Web Augustine welcomes readers to the satirical pseudo-world of Cameria in Make Our Country YUUUGE Again: Laira Succupy Ganders’ Unbelievable Journey with Tunnald Drump.

Like a history book on comically strong steroids, this novel traces the decisions, actions, crimes, and cruelties of the Drump administration from before his election to the height of the 2020 pandemic. While that covers a lot of historical ground, this dark comedy works as a comprehensive, albeit cartoonish, collection of the greatest crises of the past few years. With a wild cast of eccentric (and highly recognizable) characters, this no-holds-barred critique is sharp, […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2020-10-23T05:56:26+02:00October 22nd, 2020|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Politics Book Reviews, Satire Book Reviews|

Trump Dog by Jim Tilberry

A freelance artist lets himself be swept away by the whims of lunatics in Trump Dog, a satirical nugget of speculative fiction by Jim Tilberry.

Years after the death of Donald Trump, Jerry Kendall adopts a mangy mutt with a peculiar profile, one that bears an iconic resemblance to the 45th US President. When news of this uncanny silhouette breaks, a storm of publicity descends on his life from around the political spectrum, from Trump Tower lawyers and nosy neighbors to MATA hat-wearing fanatics (Make America Trumpy Again).

Poking plenty of fun at the sitting president, but also at blindly […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2020-08-14T02:48:45+02:00August 13th, 2020|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Politics Book Reviews, Satire Book Reviews|

Review: Behind Enemy Lines by Ray Keating

The journalistic side of Ray Keating’s writing comes to the fore in Behind Enemy Lines: Conservative Communiques from Left Wing New York. Boasting a traditional conservative voice that is measured, self-aware, confident, and persuasive, Keating’s arguments are original and thought-provoking, while many of the ideas explored in this book are surprisingly nuanced.

As a journalist, fiction writer, and general observer of life, Keating has written more than 8,000 columns and pieces over the past thirty years, remaining steadily in the lane of idyllic conservatism – family, God, and country matter above most else. Having read many of Keating’s Pastor Grant […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2020-06-30T05:54:30+02:00June 6th, 2020|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Essay Book Reviews, Politics Book Reviews|

Micro Democracy by Aaron Ran

Author Aaron Ran pens a passionate and thoroughly considered guideline for the future in Micro Democracy: The Democracy Revolution of the Information Era.

Given the rise and rapid evolution of communications technology, and the seemingly boundless capacity of the Internet, and soon quantum computing and AI, the author believes that a fundamental shift in terms of government, authority, justice, and decision-making must occur if we are to prosper and reach our potential as a global species.

Not only does he propose a new plan, but also analyzes and deconstructs the old broken systems, so while some of his ideas […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2020-04-30T07:08:54+02:00April 30th, 2020|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Politics Book Reviews, Social Science Book Reviews|

Review: The 21st Century Voter Guide to Candidate Assessment by Howard J. Gunn

Timely and insightful, author Howard Gunn explicates America’s political, financial, and ideological climate in The 21^st Century Voter Guide to Candidate Assessment. Rough around the edges but supported with passion, data, and public records, this is a dense and damning read in opposition to the current political and economic system.

Over the past 50 years, the author explains, the American system has become one of manipulation and self-service to the wealthy, protected by the entrenched forces of political clout and influence. Pushing against the ideological trends of the Baby Boomers and Generation X, this book seeks to pull […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2020-05-29T05:54:15+02:00April 8th, 2020|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Politics Book Reviews|

Review: Israeli Settlements: Land Politics Beyond the Geneva Convention by Martin Blecher

In these times of intense attention focusing on the state of Israel from all portions of the political spectrum, a Swedish political scientist examines what seems to be the most contentious issue: the country’s settlements in Palestinian territory.

In Israeli Settlements: Land Politics Beyond the Geneva Convention, author Martin Blecher calls this issue “an infected question,” while taking on himself the challenge to examine it thoroughly. Most people, influenced by common sources, are convinced that the Palestinian settlements are illegal, but Blecher would rather refer to them as “imprudent,” beginning with the assertion that what are usually considered Palestinian […]