The Short Life and Curious Death of Free Speech in America by Ellis Cose The critically acclaimed journalist and bestselling author of The Rage of a Privileged Class explores one of the most essential rights in America—free speech—and reveals how it is crumbling under the combined weight of polarization, technology, money and systematized lying in this concise yet powerful and […]

Wise As #@%!: Simple Truths to Guide You Through the $#!%storms of Life by Gary John Bishop Compelling and straight-shooting wisdom for coping with whatever challenges life throws at us from the New York Times bestselling author of Unfu*k Yourself. In Unfu*k Yourself, Gary John Bishop taught millions of readers how to silence the negative, self-sabotaging voice in their head […]

October Surprise: How the FBI Tried to Save Itself and Crashed an Election by Devlin Barrett Interview The 2016 Election, which altered American political history, was not decided by the Russians or in Ukraine or by Steve Bannon. The event that broke Hillary’s blue wall in the Midwest and swung Florida and North Carolina was an October Surprise, and it […]

Exit Rich: The 6 P Method to Sell Your Business for Huge Profit by Michelle Seiler Tucker, Sharon Lechter Interview Exitrichbook.com Too many entrepreneurs push off planning for the sale of their business until the last moment. But for a business to sell for what it’s really worth — or even more — owners need to prepare for the sale […]

Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present by Ruth Ben-Ghiat What modern authoritarian leaders have in common (and how they can be stopped). Ruth Ben-Ghiat is the expert on the “strongman” playbook employed by authoritarian demagogues from Mussolini to Putin―enabling her to predict with uncanny accuracy the recent experience in America. In Strongmen, she lays bare the blueprint these leaders have followed […]

Assholes: A Theory – Book & Feature Documentary Film by Aaron James Assholesatheory.com

The Melt (After the Apocalypse Book 1) by Ann Werner Members of the last tribe of reindeer herders discover a body in the melting permafrost of the northern Mongolian steppe, and the virus dubbed the Red Scourge is unleashed on the world. Unaware of the coming pandemic, Rina and Ethan Hampton shop for their first house in Silver Spring, Maryland, […]

Sex with Presidents: The Ins and Outs of Love and Lust in the White House by Eleanor Herman Eleanorherman.com In this fascinating work of popular history, the New York Times bestselling author of Sex with Kings and The Royal Art of Poison uncovers the bedroom secrets of American presidents and explores the surprising ways voters have reacted to their leaders’ […]

Digital Renaissance: What Data and Economics Tell Us about the Future of Popular Culture By Joel Waldfogel