The Mahablog Essential Books List
Discover the Mahablog Essential Books List—a curated reading guide to political nonfiction. From Mark Crispin Miller’s The Bush Dyslexicon to Joe Conason’s The Hunting of the President, explore sharp critiques of media and power. Perfect for readers seeking essential books on politics, media bias, and modern history.
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The Hunting of the President
by Joe Conason
Examines the campaign to discredit Bill and Hillary Clinton which began in 1989 and almost brought down the president ten years later.
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The Bush Dyslexicon
by Mark Crispin Miller
"A particularly astute analysis of the television coverage of the campaign, the election, and the political aftermath."--Newsday
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Fools for Scandal
by Gene Lyons
Lyons, a columnist for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, shows how The New York Times led, and the rest of the nation followed, in its coverage of Whitewater. This book examines the motives and the facts that have kept Whitewater in congressional hearings for a record two years and on the front pages of national newspapers since 1992.