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Every book Aaron Reinar recommended on podcasts
Aaron Reinar appears on discussion-based podcasts like The Ezra Klein Show to analyze American politics, legislative history, and contemporary governance. Reinar frequently recommends deeply researched historical texts and political biographies that shed light on past eras of legislative cooperation, political violence, and structural change to provide context for the modern political climate. Among his recommendations is John A. Farrell's biography Tip O'Neill and the Democratic Century, which Reinar highlighted to illustrate a bygone historical era characterized by the ability of political opponents, such as Democratic Speaker Tip O'Neill and Republican President Ronald Reagan, to successfully function and cooperate across the aisle. To examine the broader historical trajectory of the United States, Reinar recommended Steven Hahn's A Nation Without Borders as a compelling 19th-century history that speaks directly to current national moments. Additionally, he recommended Joanne B. Freeman's The Field of Blood to explore the historical roots of political violence and polarization inside the United States Congress. Through these selections, Reinar uses rigorous historical scholarship to draw parallels between past political struggles and the structural challenges facing twenty-first-century American democracy.
Books recommended by Aaron Reinar
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A Nation Without Borders
A Nation Without Borders by Steven Hahn is a sweeping historical examination of the United States during the nineteenth century within the broader context of continental expansion and global capitalism.
Recommended“something I've been reading that I haven't actually finished that is speaking to the moment very much for me is stepen hans's history of the 19th century it's in Eric foner's penguin history of America series I it's called a nation Without Borders”
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The Field of Blood
The Field of Blood by Joanne B.
Recommended“and for a third I'm going to stick with the theme of the 19th century controlling the 21st and recommend Joanne Freeman's book field of blood uh which is also incredibly resonant today”
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Tip O'Neill and the Democratic century
Tip O'Neill and the Democratic Century by John A.
Recommended“and that is this biography by John Farrell of tip O'Neal that I just read that has many incredible things in it but it represents a world where tip O'Neal when he's Speaker of the House Ronald Reagan is President and they are in fact able to function”
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Tip O'Neill and the Democratic Century
Tip O'Neill and the Democratic Century by John Aloysius Farrell is a biographical account of the powerful Democratic Speaker of the House and mid-century American politics.
Recommended“and that is this biography by John Farrell of tip O'Neal that I just read that has many incredible things in it but it represents a world where tip O'Neal when he's Speaker of the House Ronald Reagan is President and they are in fact able to function”
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Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| What a Second Biden Term Would Look Like | The Ezra Klein Show | 2024-03-12 | 4 |