Episode · The Ezra Klein Show · 2026-07-31
Books mentioned on Is Trump Running Out of Steam? | The Ezra Klein Show
Maggie Haberman recommended Takeover by Charlie Savage, Strangers by Bill Van Horn, and I Regret Almost Everything by Keith McNally.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Takeover
Takeover by Charlie Savage is an examination of political history, focusing on the expansion of presidential authority during the administration of George W.
Recommended“Okay, so I'm reading Charlie Savage's Takeover, The Return of the Imperial Presidency, which was a very very good look at how particularly Dick Cheney expanded executive power under W. Bush post 9/11.”
Where to get it
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Strangers
Strangers by Bill Van Horn is a contemporary book that has drawn significant attention and widespread readership.
Recommended“I am reading Bill Burdens Strangers because a book that is that everywhere I sort of feel compelled to have some sense of. I haven't read it yet.”
Where to get it
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I Regret Almost Everything
I Regret Almost Everything is a witty and candid memoir written by restaurateur Keith McNally.
Recommended“And then Keith McNally's I Regret Everything. Oh, that book has been fun. It's actually fantastic.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Regime Change
“Maggie Haberman is a White House correspondent [music] at The New York Times, a Pulitzer Prize winner, and the co-author, alongside Jonathan Swan, of Regime Change.”
Plugged Regime Change
“The final piece of reporting that we did in regime change was about the lead up to the Iran war and it was not there there were there were things that happened that you know”