50 Books like The Assault on Truth

How to Lose a Country

by Ece Temelkuran • 2019

A democracy collapses step by step, and the playbook looks the same from Turkey to the West.

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2k+

🗳️ Democratic Backsliding 🎙️ Populist Movements 📰 Post-Truth Politics 👩 Misogyny And Politics 🤝 Resistance Movements

How to Lose a Country 95%

A democracy collapses step by step, and the playbook looks the same from Turkey to the West.

by Ece Temelkuran 2019

4.04

2k+ ratings

🗳️ Democratic Backsliding 🎙️ Populist Movements 📰 Post-Truth Politics 👩 Misogyny And Politics 🤝 Resistance Movements

Network Propaganda

by Yochai Benkler • 2018

The internet did not polarize America; a lopsided propaganda machine built over decades did.

4.14

387

🗺️ Media Ecosystems 📣 Propaganda Studies 🔁 Echo Chambers 📰 Political Communication 🦠 Disinformation Studies

Network Propaganda 95%

The internet did not polarize America; a lopsided propaganda machine built over decades did.

by Yochai Benkler 2018

4.14

387 ratings

🗺️ Media Ecosystems 📣 Propaganda Studies 🔁 Echo Chambers 📰 Political Communication 🦠 Disinformation Studies

Tory Nation

by Samuel Earle • 2023

One party has ruled Britain for two-thirds of the last two centuries. This is how.

4.18

🏛️ British Politics 🔵 Conservatism 📰 Media Influence 🚩 Nationalism 🧠 Cultural Hegemony

Tory Nation 95%

One party has ruled Britain for two-thirds of the last two centuries. This is how.

by Samuel Earle 2023

4.18

65 ratings

🏛️ British Politics 🔵 Conservatism 📰 Media Influence 🚩 Nationalism 🧠 Cultural Hegemony

A Lot of People Are Saying

by Russell Muirhead • 2019

Conspiracism changed. It no longer explains, only tears down, and it now occupies the White House.

3.60

784

🏛️ Democratic Erosion 🗣️ Post-Truth Politics 🌀 Conspiracy Thinking 👥 Identity-Based Belief 🏚️ Institutional Decay

A Lot of People Are Saying 94%

Conspiracism changed. It no longer explains, only tears down, and it now occupies the White House.

by Russell Muirhead 2019

3.60

784 ratings

🏛️ Democratic Erosion 🗣️ Post-Truth Politics 🌀 Conspiracy Thinking 👥 Identity-Based Belief 🏚️ Institutional Decay

Democracy Rules

by Jan-Werner Müller • 2021

Losing is the skill democracy forgot, and without institutions to structure conflict, it unravels.

3.46

168

🏛️ Democratic Theory 📜 Political Philosophy 🗳️ Populism Critique 🏢 Democratic Institutions 💰 Campaign Finance

Democracy Rules 94%

Losing is the skill democracy forgot, and without institutions to structure conflict, it unravels.

by Jan-Werner Müller 2021

3.46

168 ratings

🏛️ Democratic Theory 📜 Political Philosophy 🗳️ Populism Critique 🏢 Democratic Institutions 💰 Campaign Finance

Post-Truth

by Matthew d'Ancona • 2017

Truth is everywhere and irrelevant. How emotion replaced fact in public life, and the way back.

3.75

921

📺 Media Criticism 🦠 Misinformation 🕵️ Conspiracy Theories 🔄 Echo Chambers 👁️ Attention Economy

Post-Truth 94%

Truth is everywhere and irrelevant. How emotion replaced fact in public life, and the way back.

by Matthew d'Ancona 2017

3.75

921 ratings

📺 Media Criticism 🦠 Misinformation 🕵️ Conspiracy Theories 🔄 Echo Chambers 👁️ Attention Economy

In Mistrust We Trust

by Ivan Krastev • 2013

More rights, more information, less collective power: the paradox at the heart of modern democracy.

3.96

🏛️ Post-Democracy 🎓 Meritocracy Critique 📱 Digital Activism 🗳️ Political Distrust 🔍 Transparency Critique

In Mistrust We Trust 94%

More rights, more information, less collective power: the paradox at the heart of modern democracy.

by Ivan Krastev 2013

3.96

73 ratings

🏛️ Post-Democracy 🎓 Meritocracy Critique 📱 Digital Activism 🗳️ Political Distrust 🔍 Transparency Critique

What Is Populism?

by Jan-Werner Müller • 2014

Forget anti-elite anger. Populism's core is the claim that opponents are not the real people.

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3k+

🗳️ Populism Studies 🏛️ Democratic Theory 🚫 Anti-Pluralism 👥 Political Identity 🏗️ State Capture

What Is Populism? 94%

Forget anti-elite anger. Populism's core is the claim that opponents are not the real people.

by Jan-Werner Müller 2014

3.82

3k+ ratings

🗳️ Populism Studies 🏛️ Democratic Theory 🚫 Anti-Pluralism 👥 Political Identity 🏗️ State Capture

The Future of Freedom

by Fareed Zakaria • 2003

Democracy without courts, rights, and restraints is just a machine for producing elected strongmen.

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4k+

🌐 Comparative Politics 🗳️ Democratic Theory ⚖️ Rule Of Law 📉 Democratic Backsliding 🏛️ Classical Liberalism

The Future of Freedom 93%

Democracy without courts, rights, and restraints is just a machine for producing elected strongmen.

by Fareed Zakaria 2003

4.02

4k+ ratings

🌐 Comparative Politics 🗳️ Democratic Theory ⚖️ Rule Of Law 📉 Democratic Backsliding 🏛️ Classical Liberalism

Truth in Our Times

by David E. McCraw • 2019

A newspaper lawyer versus a president who called the press the enemy. The inside story.

4.14

609

🗽 Press Freedom ⚖️ First Amendment 🔒 Government Secrecy 📜 Media Law 📢 Whistleblowing

Truth in Our Times 93%

A newspaper lawyer versus a president who called the press the enemy. The inside story.

by David E. McCraw 2019

4.14

609 ratings

🗽 Press Freedom ⚖️ First Amendment 🔒 Government Secrecy 📜 Media Law 📢 Whistleblowing

The Smear

by Sharyl Attkisson • 2017

Billion-dollar industry of leaks, astroturf, and dark money controls the news. Insider shows how.

4.22

1k+

🎯 Character Assassination 📰 Media Manipulation 🤥 Fake News 💰 Dark Money 📢 Propaganda Techniques

The Smear 93%

Billion-dollar industry of leaks, astroturf, and dark money controls the news. Insider shows how.

by Sharyl Attkisson 2017

4.22

1k+ ratings

🎯 Character Assassination 📰 Media Manipulation 🤥 Fake News 💰 Dark Money 📢 Propaganda Techniques

Gaslighting America

by Amanda Carpenter • 2018

Why millions cheer when Trump lies: a repeatable playbook that weaponizes psychology and media.

3.89

425

🎭 Political Manipulation 📺 Media Manipulation 🕵️ Disinformation Tactics 📖 Authoritarian Playbook 📰 Post-Truth Politics

Gaslighting America 93%

Why millions cheer when Trump lies: a repeatable playbook that weaponizes psychology and media.

by Amanda Carpenter 2018

3.89

425 ratings

🎭 Political Manipulation 📺 Media Manipulation 🕵️ Disinformation Tactics 📖 Authoritarian Playbook 📰 Post-Truth Politics

The People vs. Democracy

by Yascha Mounk • 2018

Populists dismantle institutions; unelected courts rule from above; split tearing democracy apart.

4.05

2k+

🏛️ Liberal Democracy 🗳️ Populism 📉 Democratic Backsliding 💰 Economic Inequality 💻 Technology And Democracy

The People vs. Democracy 93%

Populists dismantle institutions; unelected courts rule from above; split tearing democracy apart.

by Yascha Mounk 2018

4.05

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Liberal Democracy 🗳️ Populism 📉 Democratic Backsliding 💰 Economic Inequality 💻 Technology And Democracy

The Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority

by Martin Gurri • 2014

The digital revolution gave the public the power to destroy institutions but not to replace them.

4.19

2k+

📱 Digital Media Politics 🏛️ Crisis Of Authority ✊ Populist Revolt 🌐 Information Ecosystems 📡 Media Ecology

The Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority Summary

The Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority 93%

The digital revolution gave the public the power to destroy institutions but not to replace them.

by Martin Gurri 2014

4.19

2k+ ratings

📱 Digital Media Politics 🏛️ Crisis Of Authority ✊ Populist Revolt 🌐 Information Ecosystems 📡 Media Ecology

How to Stand Up to a Dictator

by Maria Ressa • 2022

How to fight back when your government weaponizes social media, from the journalist who lived it.

4.36

7k+

🗞️ Press Freedom 🔴 Disinformation ⛓️ Authoritarianism 🔍 Investigative Journalism 💻 Big Tech Criticism

How to Stand Up to a Dictator 93%

How to fight back when your government weaponizes social media, from the journalist who lived it.

by Maria Ressa 2022

4.36

7k+ ratings

🗞️ Press Freedom 🔴 Disinformation ⛓️ Authoritarianism 🔍 Investigative Journalism 💻 Big Tech Criticism

Enemy of the People

by Marvin Kalb • 2018

Trump's war on the press follows a 1950s script. The democracy-saving ending is not guaranteed.

4.13

137

🇺🇸 American Democracy 📰 Press Freedom 🕵️ Mccarthyism 📡 Media Manipulation 🧠 Disinformation

Enemy of the People 93%

Trump's war on the press follows a 1950s script. The democracy-saving ending is not guaranteed.

by Marvin Kalb 2018

4.13

137 ratings

🇺🇸 American Democracy 📰 Press Freedom 🕵️ Mccarthyism 📡 Media Manipulation 🧠 Disinformation

Attack from Within

by Barbara McQuade • 2024

The one freedom America cannot defend itself against is the one it cherishes most: free speech.

4.13

2k+

📡 Disinformation Warfare 📰 Media Manipulation 🏛️ Authoritarian Tactics 🧠 Cognitive Biases 💻 Digital Polarization

Attack from Within 93%

The one freedom America cannot defend itself against is the one it cherishes most: free speech.

by Barbara McQuade 2024

4.13

2k+ ratings

📡 Disinformation Warfare 📰 Media Manipulation 🏛️ Authoritarian Tactics 🧠 Cognitive Biases 💻 Digital Polarization

Autocracy, Inc.

by Anne Applebaum • 2024

A global network of dictators runs autocracies like for-profit firms. Democracies bankroll them.

4.16

19k+

🌐 Global Autocracy 💰 Kleptocracy 🚫 Authoritarianism 📉 Democratic Backsliding 📡 Information Warfare

Autocracy, Inc. 93%

A global network of dictators runs autocracies like for-profit firms. Democracies bankroll them.

by Anne Applebaum 2024

4.16

19k+ ratings

🌐 Global Autocracy 💰 Kleptocracy 🚫 Authoritarianism 📉 Democratic Backsliding 📡 Information Warfare

The Long Slide

by Tucker Carlson • 2021

A reporter's thirty-year tour: magazine adventures, foreign wars, and the slow death of free speech.

4.13

2k+

📰 Political Journalism 📺 Media Criticism 🗣️ Free Speech 🏛️ Institutional Decay 🎖️ War Correspondence

The Long Slide 93%

A reporter's thirty-year tour: magazine adventures, foreign wars, and the slow death of free speech.

by Tucker Carlson 2021

4.13

2k+ ratings

📰 Political Journalism 📺 Media Criticism 🗣️ Free Speech 🏛️ Institutional Decay 🎖️ War Correspondence

United States of Distraction

by Mickey Huff • 2019

Six companies own nearly all American media. The product is a public too distracted for democracy.

3.74

114

🗞️ Media Criticism 📰 News Literacy 📡 Propaganda Studies 🏢 Corporate Media 🤥 Disinformation Age

United States of Distraction 93%

Six companies own nearly all American media. The product is a public too distracted for democracy.

by Mickey Huff 2019

3.74

114 ratings

🗞️ Media Criticism 📰 News Literacy 📡 Propaganda Studies 🏢 Corporate Media 🤥 Disinformation Age

Post-Truth

by Lee McIntyre • 2018

Tobacco companies perfected the blueprint for making people doubt facts. Now it powers politics.

4.01

2k+

🔬 Science Denial 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📢 Disinformation 🫧 Filter Bubbles 🏛️ Post-Truth Politics

Post-Truth 93%

Tobacco companies perfected the blueprint for making people doubt facts. Now it powers politics.

by Lee McIntyre 2018

4.01

2k+ ratings

🔬 Science Denial 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📢 Disinformation 🫧 Filter Bubbles 🏛️ Post-Truth Politics

The Rise of the Outsiders

by Steve Richards • 2017

Outsiders took the West with three forces: globalization's losers, immigration fears, media rage.

3.69

150

🗳️ Populism 🏛️ Democratic Decline 🔄 Political Realignment 🌐 Globalization Backlash 📰 Media And Democracy

The Rise of the Outsiders 93%

Outsiders took the West with three forces: globalization's losers, immigration fears, media rage.

by Steve Richards 2017

3.69

150 ratings

🗳️ Populism 🏛️ Democratic Decline 🔄 Political Realignment 🌐 Globalization Backlash 📰 Media And Democracy

How Propaganda Works

by Jason F. Stanley • 2015

How coded language and elite myths rig democratic debate, and why the educated fall hardest.

3.59

859

🔍 Propaganda Studies 🗳️ Political Language 💬 Philosophy Of Language ⚖️ Epistemic Injustice 🧠 Ideology Critique

How Propaganda Works 93%

How coded language and elite myths rig democratic debate, and why the educated fall hardest.

by Jason F. Stanley 2015

3.59

859 ratings

🔍 Propaganda Studies 🗳️ Political Language 💬 Philosophy Of Language ⚖️ Epistemic Injustice 🧠 Ideology Critique

Facts and Other Lies

by Ed Coper • 2022

The internet runs on outrage, our brains are built for bias, and facts never stood a chance.

4.16

242

🗳️ Political Disinformation 📡 Media Ecosystems 💻 Digital Politics 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📖 Media Literacy

Facts and Other Lies 93%

The internet runs on outrage, our brains are built for bias, and facts never stood a chance.

by Ed Coper 2022

4.16

242 ratings

🗳️ Political Disinformation 📡 Media Ecosystems 💻 Digital Politics 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📖 Media Literacy

How Do You Kill 11 Million People?

by Andy Andrews • 2011

A democracy dies the same way eleven million people did: one lie at a time.

4.06

4k+

📉 Democratic Decline 🤥 Political Deception 🕯️ How Evil Happens 🏛️ Political Character 👁️ Citizen Vigilance

How Do You Kill 11 Million People? Summary

How Do You Kill 11 Million People? 93%

A democracy dies the same way eleven million people did: one lie at a time.

by Andy Andrews 2011

4.06

4k+ ratings

📉 Democratic Decline 🤥 Political Deception 🕯️ How Evil Happens 🏛️ Political Character 👁️ Citizen Vigilance

Fascism

by Madeleine K. Albright • 2018

Democracies are dismantled one law at a time. The 1930s playbook is back.

4.25

21k+

🔴 Authoritarian Movements 📜 Fascism History 📉 Democratic Backsliding 👤 Strongman Politics 🚩 Modern Nationalism

Fascism 93%

Democracies are dismantled one law at a time. The 1930s playbook is back.

by Madeleine K. Albright 2018

4.25

21k+ ratings

🔴 Authoritarian Movements 📜 Fascism History 📉 Democratic Backsliding 👤 Strongman Politics 🚩 Modern Nationalism

The Little Book of Campaign Etiquette

by Stephen Hess • 1998

The unwritten rules campaigns and journalists keep breaking, and the case for writing them down.

1.00

⚖️ Campaign Ethics 📰 Political Journalism 🔍 Media Bias 💰 Campaign Finance 🗳️ Election Reform

The Little Book of Campaign Etiquette Summary

The Little Book of Campaign Etiquette 93%

The unwritten rules campaigns and journalists keep breaking, and the case for writing them down.

by Stephen Hess 1998

1.00

1 ratings

⚖️ Campaign Ethics 📰 Political Journalism 🔍 Media Bias 💰 Campaign Finance 🗳️ Election Reform

Where Law Ends

by Andrew Weissmann • 2020

What happens when the president can fire you and pardon the people you are investigating?

4.38

1k+

🗳️ Election Interference ⚖️ Obstruction Of Justice 👑 Executive Power 🕵️ Federal Investigations 📜 Rule Of Law

Where Law Ends 93%

What happens when the president can fire you and pardon the people you are investigating?

by Andrew Weissmann 2020

4.38

1k+ ratings

🗳️ Election Interference ⚖️ Obstruction Of Justice 👑 Executive Power 🕵️ Federal Investigations 📜 Rule Of Law

The Road to Unfreedom

by Timothy Snyder • 2018

The 2016 election was the target of a Russian authoritarian project decades in the making.

4.37

11k+

🏛️ Modern Authoritarianism 🇷🇺 Russian Political Thought 💻 Information Warfare 🗺️ Eurasianism 📉 Democratic Backsliding

The Road to Unfreedom 93%

The 2016 election was the target of a Russian authoritarian project decades in the making.

by Timothy Snyder 2018

4.37

11k+ ratings

🏛️ Modern Authoritarianism 🇷🇺 Russian Political Thought 💻 Information Warfare 🗺️ Eurasianism 📉 Democratic Backsliding

After the Fall

by Ben Rhodes • 2021

The foreign policy that won the Cold War ended up arming the next generation of dictators.

4.19

5k+

🔻 Democratic Backsliding 📡 Disinformation Warfare 🌐 Globalization Backlash 🏛️ American Foreign Policy 🎭 Identity Politics

After the Fall 93%

The foreign policy that won the Cold War ended up arming the next generation of dictators.

by Ben Rhodes 2021

4.19

5k+ ratings

🔻 Democratic Backsliding 📡 Disinformation Warfare 🌐 Globalization Backlash 🏛️ American Foreign Policy 🎭 Identity Politics

How Democracies Die

by Steven Levitsky • 2018

Coups are relics. The new authoritarian wins the election first, then slowly silences the referees.

4.16

33k+

🏛️ Democratic Backsliding 🌐 Comparative Politics ⚡ Political Polarization 📜 Constitutional Norms ⚖️ Checks And Balances

How Democracies Die 93%

Coups are relics. The new authoritarian wins the election first, then slowly silences the referees.

by Steven Levitsky 2018

4.16

33k+ ratings

🏛️ Democratic Backsliding 🌐 Comparative Politics ⚡ Political Polarization 📜 Constitutional Norms ⚖️ Checks And Balances

Liberalism and Its Discontents

by Francis Fukuyama • 2022

Liberalism's enemies on left and right agree on one thing. Neither has a workable replacement.

3.90

3k+

🏛️ Political Philosophy 🗳️ Liberal Democracy 📜 Classical Liberalism 💸 Neoliberalism Critique 🪪 Identity Politics

Liberalism and Its Discontents 92%

Liberalism's enemies on left and right agree on one thing. Neither has a workable replacement.

by Francis Fukuyama 2022

3.90

3k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Philosophy 🗳️ Liberal Democracy 📜 Classical Liberalism 💸 Neoliberalism Critique 🪪 Identity Politics

In the Long Run

by Jonathan White • 2024

The future made democracy possible. Calculated, secret, and algorithmic futures are dismantling it.

3.78

🗳️ Democratic Theory 📜 Intellectual History 💭 Political Imagination ⏳ Long-Term Thinking 🤖 Algorithmic Governance

In the Long Run 92%

The future made democracy possible. Calculated, secret, and algorithmic futures are dismantling it.

by Jonathan White 2024

3.78

85 ratings

🗳️ Democratic Theory 📜 Intellectual History 💭 Political Imagination ⏳ Long-Term Thinking 🤖 Algorithmic Governance

Propaganda and the Public Mind

by Noam Chomsky • 1998

How humanitarian words sell one bombing and bury another, and the machinery behind the script.

4.06

1k+

📡 Propaganda Studies 🎙️ Media Criticism 🧠 Mass Persuasion 🗣️ Doublespeak 🏛️ State Capture

Propaganda and the Public Mind 92%

How humanitarian words sell one bombing and bury another, and the machinery behind the script.

by Noam Chomsky 1998

4.06

1k+ ratings

📡 Propaganda Studies 🎙️ Media Criticism 🧠 Mass Persuasion 🗣️ Doublespeak 🏛️ State Capture

Politics On the Edge

by Rory Stewart • 2023

Ten prisons, a promise to fix them or resign, and a system that punishes real accountability.

4.30

18k+

🇬🇧 British Politics 😞 Political Disillusion 🏛️ Westminster Insider 🔗 Prison Reform 🇪🇺 Brexit Politics

Politics On the Edge 92%

Ten prisons, a promise to fix them or resign, and a system that punishes real accountability.

by Rory Stewart 2023

4.30

18k+ ratings

🇬🇧 British Politics 😞 Political Disillusion 🏛️ Westminster Insider 🔗 Prison Reform 🇪🇺 Brexit Politics

American Reckoning

by Jonathan Alter • 2024

Covering Trump's hush money trial, a journalist confronts his own faith in American democracy.

3.80

🗳️ Political Memoirs ⚖️ Trial Reporting 🏛️ Democratic Erosion 🎭 Demagoguery 🦅 Executive Power

American Reckoning 92%

Covering Trump's hush money trial, a journalist confronts his own faith in American democracy.

by Jonathan Alter 2024

3.80

90 ratings

🗳️ Political Memoirs ⚖️ Trial Reporting 🏛️ Democratic Erosion 🎭 Demagoguery 🦅 Executive Power

Spin Dictators

by Sergei Guriev • 2022

Modern autocrats rule by deception, not terror. How they fake democracy and hide the violence.

3.94

1k+

🏛️ Authoritarian Regimes 🌐 Comparative Politics 🎭 Disinformation Tactics 📺 Media Manipulation 🔇 Soft Repression

Spin Dictators 92%

Modern autocrats rule by deception, not terror. How they fake democracy and hide the violence.

by Sergei Guriev 2022

3.94

1k+ ratings

🏛️ Authoritarian Regimes 🌐 Comparative Politics 🎭 Disinformation Tactics 📺 Media Manipulation 🔇 Soft Repression

Retribution

by Jonathan Karl • 2025

Retribution drove Trump's 2024 return. On Day One, the Justice Department became a weapon.

4.06

1k+

🇺🇸 American Politics 🗳️ Presidential Campaigns 🏛️ Trump Presidency 🖋️ Political Journalism 📰 Presidential Scandals

Retribution 92%

Retribution drove Trump's 2024 return. On Day One, the Justice Department became a weapon.

by Jonathan Karl 2025

4.06

1k+ ratings

🇺🇸 American Politics 🗳️ Presidential Campaigns 🏛️ Trump Presidency 🖋️ Political Journalism 📰 Presidential Scandals

Original Sin

by Jake Tapper • 2025

A tight inner circle hid the president's decline until one debate shattered the illusion.

3.72

22k+

🏛️ Presidential Politics 📰 Political Journalism 🏠 White House 🔍 Political Coverups ⚠️ Institutional Failure

Original Sin 92%

A tight inner circle hid the president's decline until one debate shattered the illusion.

by Jake Tapper 2025

3.72

22k+ ratings

🏛️ Presidential Politics 📰 Political Journalism 🏠 White House 🔍 Political Coverups ⚠️ Institutional Failure

Doppelganger

by Naomi Klein • 2023

Mistaken for her alt-right double, a leftist author maps the mirror world devouring our politics.

4.19

37k+

🗳️ Political Memoir 🕳️ Conspiracy Theories 🎭 Digital Identity 📰 Media Criticism 🛡️ Information Warfare

Doppelganger 92%

Mistaken for her alt-right double, a leftist author maps the mirror world devouring our politics.

by Naomi Klein 2023

4.19

37k+ ratings

🗳️ Political Memoir 🕳️ Conspiracy Theories 🎭 Digital Identity 📰 Media Criticism 🛡️ Information Warfare

Notes on Resistance

by Noam Chomsky • 2022

Four crises are converging. The institutions that caused them are now blocking every fix.

4.30

405

🌍 Us Foreign Policy 🏛️ American Politics ✊ Political Resistance 🌱 Grassroots Organizing 📰 Media Criticism

Notes on Resistance 92%

Four crises are converging. The institutions that caused them are now blocking every fix.

by Noam Chomsky 2022

4.30

405 ratings

🌍 Us Foreign Policy 🏛️ American Politics ✊ Political Resistance 🌱 Grassroots Organizing 📰 Media Criticism

The Project

by David A. Graham • 2025

A manual for capturing the state: gut the civil service, politicize the DOJ, and nullify Congress.

4.02

2k+

🏛️ Presidential Power ✝️ Christian Nationalism 🐘 American Conservatism 📋 Administrative State 🗳️ State Capture

The Project 92%

A manual for capturing the state: gut the civil service, politicize the DOJ, and nullify Congress.

by David A. Graham 2025

4.02

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Presidential Power ✝️ Christian Nationalism 🐘 American Conservatism 📋 Administrative State 🗳️ State Capture

Manufacturing Consent

by Mark Achbar • 1994

No conspiracy, no censorship: why the news in a free society still serves the powerful.

4.41

699

📖 Critical Media Studies 📊 Political Economy 🔍 Propaganda Studies 🏢 Corporate Media 📡 Political Communication

Manufacturing Consent 92%

No conspiracy, no censorship: why the news in a free society still serves the powerful.

by Mark Achbar 1994

4.41

699 ratings

📖 Critical Media Studies 📊 Political Economy 🔍 Propaganda Studies 🏢 Corporate Media 📡 Political Communication

The Death of Expertise

by Thomas M. Nichols • 2017

Why do people resent the experts who know more? A diagnosis of the cultural war on knowledge.

3.82

10k+

🛡️ Anti-Intellectualism 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🗞️ Media Criticism 🎓 Higher Education Critique 🏛️ Trust In Institutions

The Death of Expertise 92%

Why do people resent the experts who know more? A diagnosis of the cultural war on knowledge.

by Thomas M. Nichols 2017

3.82

10k+ ratings

🛡️ Anti-Intellectualism 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🗞️ Media Criticism 🎓 Higher Education Critique 🏛️ Trust In Institutions

A Short History of the World in 50 Lies

by Natasha Tidd • 2023

A forged document, a faked war, an imaginary country: the lies that changed history.

3.60

2k+

🗺️ World History 🏛️ Political History 📢 Propaganda 📰 Media Manipulation 🤥 Historical Falsehoods

A Short History of the World in 50 Lies Summary

A Short History of the World in 50 Lies 92%

A forged document, a faked war, an imaginary country: the lies that changed history.

by Natasha Tidd 2023

3.60

2k+ ratings

🗺️ World History 🏛️ Political History 📢 Propaganda 📰 Media Manipulation 🤥 Historical Falsehoods

Anatomy of Fake News

by Nolan Higdon • 2020

Censorship backfires against fake news. Tech fixes flop. The only cure is a skill schools abandoned.

4.00

📰 Media Literacy 📋 News Literacy 🔍 Disinformation Studies 📢 Propaganda Analysis 💰 Attention Economy

Anatomy of Fake News 92%

Censorship backfires against fake news. Tech fixes flop. The only cure is a skill schools abandoned.

by Nolan Higdon 2020

4.00

35 ratings

📰 Media Literacy 📋 News Literacy 🔍 Disinformation Studies 📢 Propaganda Analysis 💰 Attention Economy

Slanted

by Sharyl Attkisson • 2020

How newsrooms kill inconvenient stories, and the words that tell you they're doing it.

4.31

1k+

📰 Media Bias 🎭 Narrative Control 🗣️ Weaponized Language 🕹️ Media Manipulation 🔍 Investigative Journalism

Slanted 92%

How newsrooms kill inconvenient stories, and the words that tell you they're doing it.

by Sharyl Attkisson 2020

4.31

1k+ ratings

📰 Media Bias 🎭 Narrative Control 🗣️ Weaponized Language 🕹️ Media Manipulation 🔍 Investigative Journalism

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The document Americans revere was built to thwart popular rule. Now it is breaking the country.

3.93

337

🏛️ Constitutional Law 🇺🇸 American Politics 📉 Democratic Decline 🗳️ Electoral Reform ⚠️ Constitutional Crisis

No Democracy Lasts Forever 92%

The document Americans revere was built to thwart popular rule. Now it is breaking the country.

by Erwin Chemerinsky 2024

3.93

337 ratings

🏛️ Constitutional Law 🇺🇸 American Politics 📉 Democratic Decline 🗳️ Electoral Reform ⚠️ Constitutional Crisis

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by Steven Levitsky • 2023

The party fewer voters chose governs, and the rulebook was written to let them.

4.39

4k+

🗳️ Electoral Reform 📉 Democratic Backsliding 🚫 Voter Suppression 🗺️ Gerrymandering 🌐 Comparative Politics

Tyranny of the Minority 92%

The party fewer voters chose governs, and the rulebook was written to let them.

by Steven Levitsky 2023

4.39

4k+ ratings

🗳️ Electoral Reform 📉 Democratic Backsliding 🚫 Voter Suppression 🗺️ Gerrymandering 🌐 Comparative Politics

Chavs

by Owen Jones • 2011

The British working class wasn't only abandoned. It was mocked so the abandonment felt deserved.

4.08

11k+

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Chavs 92%

The British working class wasn't only abandoned. It was mocked so the abandonment felt deserved.

by Owen Jones 2011

4.08

11k+ ratings

🇬🇧 British Class Politics 🏷️ Class Prejudice 🏭 Deindustrialization 🗳️ Political Alienation 📺 Media Representation

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