50 Books like The Victory Lab

The Political Brain

by Drew Westen • 2007

Why facts and policy details lose elections: the emotional brain runs the voting booth.

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🧠 Political Psychology 🗳️ Campaign Strategy 📢 Political Messaging 🖼️ Framing Effects 🌍 Racial Politics

The Political Brain 95%

Why facts and policy details lose elections: the emotional brain runs the voting booth.

by Drew Westen 2007

4.05

2k+ ratings

🧠 Political Psychology 🗳️ Campaign Strategy 📢 Political Messaging 🖼️ Framing Effects 🌍 Racial Politics

The Audacity to Win

by David Plouffe • 2009

How delegate math, two million small donors, and a custom social network beat the Clinton machine.

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4k+

🎯 Electoral Strategy 🌱 Grassroots Organizing 📊 Data-Driven Campaigning 📋 Campaign Management 📣 Political Messaging

The Audacity to Win 95%

How delegate math, two million small donors, and a custom social network beat the Clinton machine.

by David Plouffe 2009

4.00

4k+ ratings

🎯 Electoral Strategy 🌱 Grassroots Organizing 📊 Data-Driven Campaigning 📋 Campaign Management 📣 Political Messaging

Hit 'Em Where It Hurts

by Rachel Bitecofer • 2024

Why Democrats keep losing, and the counterintuitive fix: stop selling policy, start selling fear.

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328

🗳️ American Politics 📋 Campaign Strategy 📢 Political Messaging 🧠 Voter Psychology 🔪 Wedge Issues

Hit 'Em Where It Hurts 94%

Why Democrats keep losing, and the counterintuitive fix: stop selling policy, start selling fear.

by Rachel Bitecofer 2024

4.30

328 ratings

🗳️ American Politics 📋 Campaign Strategy 📢 Political Messaging 🧠 Voter Psychology 🔪 Wedge Issues

Yes We (Still) Can

by Dan Pfeiffer • 2018

Obama pioneered a new political playbook. Then Fox News, Twitter, and Trump shredded it. Now what?

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8k+

🗣️ Political Communication 🗳️ Election Campaigns 🌐 Internet Politics 🔊 Media Echo Chambers 🚫 Misinformation Warfare

Yes We (Still) Can 94%

Obama pioneered a new political playbook. Then Fox News, Twitter, and Trump shredded it. Now what?

by Dan Pfeiffer 2018

4.16

8k+ ratings

🗣️ Political Communication 🗳️ Election Campaigns 🌐 Internet Politics 🔊 Media Echo Chambers 🚫 Misinformation Warfare

How to Win an Election

by Quintus Tullius Cicero

Cicero's brother wrote the campaign playbook: flatter, promise, know your enemy's secrets.

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1k+

🗳️ Political Campaigns 🔍 Opposition Research 🧠 Voter Psychology 🏛️ Classical Rhetoric 📜 Ancient Wisdom

How to Win an Election 93%

Cicero's brother wrote the campaign playbook: flatter, promise, know your enemy's secrets.

by Quintus Tullius Cicero

3.78

1k+ ratings

🗳️ Political Campaigns 🔍 Opposition Research 🧠 Voter Psychology 🏛️ Classical Rhetoric 📜 Ancient Wisdom

Targeted

by Brittany Kaiser • 2019

87 million stolen Facebook profiles, two elections, and one whistleblower's confession.

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1k+

📊 Data-Driven Campaigning 🕵️ Surveillance Capitalism ⚖️ Tech Ethics 🎯 Behavioral Targeting 🗳️ Election Interference

Targeted 93%

87 million stolen Facebook profiles, two elections, and one whistleblower's confession.

by Brittany Kaiser 2019

3.58

1k+ ratings

📊 Data-Driven Campaigning 🕵️ Surveillance Capitalism ⚖️ Tech Ethics 🎯 Behavioral Targeting 🗳️ Election Interference

Vote for US

by Joshua A. Douglas • 2019

How to fix American elections from the ground up, with reforms that are already winning.

4.17

🗳️ Elections And Voting ✊ Voting Rights 🌱 Grassroots Organizing 💰 Campaign Finance Reform 📊 Ranked Choice Voting

Vote for US 92%

How to fix American elections from the ground up, with reforms that are already winning.

by Joshua A. Douglas 2019

4.17

65 ratings

🗳️ Elections And Voting ✊ Voting Rights 🌱 Grassroots Organizing 💰 Campaign Finance Reform 📊 Ranked Choice Voting

Outclassed

by Joan C. Williams • 2025

The Left lost the working class to economic precarity and condescension. How to win them back.

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248

👷 Class Politics 🇺🇸 American Populism 📢 Political Messaging 🎓 Educational Sorting 🎭 Cultural Capital

Outclassed 92%

The Left lost the working class to economic precarity and condescension. How to win them back.

by Joan C. Williams 2025

4.20

248 ratings

👷 Class Politics 🇺🇸 American Populism 📢 Political Messaging 🎓 Educational Sorting 🎭 Cultural Capital

Red State, Blue State, Rich State, Poor State

by Andrew Gelman • 2008

Wealthy states lean left; within them, wealth predicts right. The data that reconciles the split.

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376

🗺️ Electoral Geography 🗳️ Voting Behavior 💰 Income And Voting ↔️ Political Polarization 🔵🔴 Cultural Divides

Red State, Blue State, Rich State, Poor State Summary

Red State, Blue State, Rich State, Poor State 92%

Wealthy states lean left; within them, wealth predicts right. The data that reconciles the split.

by Andrew Gelman 2008

3.64

376 ratings

🗺️ Electoral Geography 🗳️ Voting Behavior 💰 Income And Voting ↔️ Political Polarization 🔵🔴 Cultural Divides

Rules for Revolutionaries

by Becky Bond • 2016

The volunteer-led organizing model that scales from a living room to a nationwide movement.

3.84

762

📢 Political Organizing 🌱 Grassroots Campaigns 🤝 Volunteer Mobilization 📈 Mass Mobilization 🕸️ Distributed Organizing

Rules for Revolutionaries 92%

The volunteer-led organizing model that scales from a living room to a nationwide movement.

by Becky Bond 2016

3.84

762 ratings

📢 Political Organizing 🌱 Grassroots Campaigns 🤝 Volunteer Mobilization 📈 Mass Mobilization 🕸️ Distributed Organizing

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 92%

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

Attack from Within

by Barbara McQuade • 2024

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

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2k+

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

Attack from Within 92%

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

How Change Happens

by Cass R. Sunstein • 2019

Social change seems impossible until the moment it isn't: the hidden forces that drive it.

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197

🌊 Social Change 🧠 Behavioral Economics 🏛️ Political Polarization 🏗️ Choice Architecture ⚖️ Moral Psychology

How Change Happens 92%

Social change seems impossible until the moment it isn't: the hidden forces that drive it.

by Cass R. Sunstein 2019

3.11

197 ratings

🌊 Social Change 🧠 Behavioral Economics 🏛️ Political Polarization 🏗️ Choice Architecture ⚖️ Moral Psychology

Politics Is for Power

by Eitan D. Hersh • 2020

Political obsession is a spectator sport that cedes power to the people who actually organize.

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1k+

🏘️ Community Organizing ⚡ Power Building 📱 Slacktivism 📺 Media Criticism 🫂 Empathy In Politics

Politics Is for Power 92%

Political obsession is a spectator sport that cedes power to the people who actually organize.

by Eitan D. Hersh 2020

4.09

1k+ ratings

🏘️ Community Organizing ⚡ Power Building 📱 Slacktivism 📺 Media Criticism 🫂 Empathy In Politics

The Power of Experiments

by Michael Luca • 2020

eBay's experiment killed $50 million in ads. Here's how to run yours.

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246

🧪 Experimental Methods 🧠 Behavioral Economics 📊 A/B Testing 🔍 Causal Inference 🤝 Nudge Theory

The Power of Experiments 92%

eBay's experiment killed $50 million in ads. Here's how to run yours.

by Michael Luca 2020

3.46

246 ratings

🧪 Experimental Methods 🧠 Behavioral Economics 📊 A/B Testing 🔍 Causal Inference 🤝 Nudge Theory

Mindf*ck

by Christopher Wylie • 2019

Fifty million profiles. Two elections. One whistleblower who built the weapon and then broke it.

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8k+

🔒 Data Privacy 👁️ Surveillance Capitalism 🗳️ Electoral Interference 🎯 Microtargeting 🧠 Cognitive Biases

Mindf*ck 92%

Fifty million profiles. Two elections. One whistleblower who built the weapon and then broke it.

by Christopher Wylie 2019

4.36

8k+ ratings

🔒 Data Privacy 👁️ Surveillance Capitalism 🗳️ Electoral Interference 🎯 Microtargeting 🧠 Cognitive Biases

Inside the Nudge Unit

by David Halpern • 2015

A government unit given two years to survive found a single word could bring in millions.

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🧠 Behavioral Economics 🏛️ Public Policy 📊 Evidence-Based Policy 👥 Social Norms 🔄 Habit Design

Inside the Nudge Unit 92%

A government unit given two years to survive found a single word could bring in millions.

by David Halpern 2015

3.98

1k+ ratings

🧠 Behavioral Economics 🏛️ Public Policy 📊 Evidence-Based Policy 👥 Social Norms 🔄 Habit Design

Power to the Public

by Tara Dawson McGuinness • 2021

Government services fail because they skip users. The fix: design with people, real data, iterate.

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320

🏛️ Civic Technology 📜 Government Reform 🧑‍💻 Human-Centered Design 📈 Evidence-Based Policy 💻 Digital Transformation

Power to the Public 92%

Government services fail because they skip users. The fix: design with people, real data, iterate.

by Tara Dawson McGuinness 2021

3.98

320 ratings

🏛️ Civic Technology 📜 Government Reform 🧑‍💻 Human-Centered Design 📈 Evidence-Based Policy 💻 Digital Transformation

Foolproof

by Sander van der Linden • 2023

Correcting lies comes too late. A weakened dose of manipulation, taken beforehand, builds immunity.

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969

🦠 Misinformation Studies 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📰 Media Literacy 📱 Social Media Effects 🕵️ Conspiracy Psychology

Foolproof 92%

Correcting lies comes too late. A weakened dose of manipulation, taken beforehand, builds immunity.

by Sander van der Linden 2023

3.97

969 ratings

🦠 Misinformation Studies 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📰 Media Literacy 📱 Social Media Effects 🕵️ Conspiracy Psychology

The Storm Before the Calm

by George Friedman • 2020

Every eighty years America's government breaks; every fifty, its economy. Now both arrive at once.

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🏛️ American Political History 🔄 Cyclical History 🌪️ Crisis And Renewal 👥 Demographic Shifts 💾 Technology And Society

The Storm Before the Calm 92%

Every eighty years America's government breaks; every fifty, its economy. Now both arrive at once.

by George Friedman 2020

4.05

3k+ ratings

🏛️ American Political History 🔄 Cyclical History 🌪️ Crisis And Renewal 👥 Demographic Shifts 💾 Technology And Society

Fight

by Jonathan Allen • 2025

Inside the Democratic implosion: a debate disaster, a party revolt, and the scramble that failed.

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4k+

🗳️ Presidential Campaigns 🐴 Democratic Party 🏛️ Insider Politics 📉 Campaign Disasters 🎭 Political Polarization

Fight 92%

Inside the Democratic implosion: a debate disaster, a party revolt, and the scramble that failed.

by Jonathan Allen 2025

3.93

4k+ ratings

🗳️ Presidential Campaigns 🐴 Democratic Party 🏛️ Insider Politics 📉 Campaign Disasters 🎭 Political Polarization

27 Powers of Persuasion

by Chris St. Hilaire • 2010

A political strategist's 27 rules: align the room, soothe the egos, and control the story.

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161

🗣️ Persuasion Tactics 📢 Political Messaging 🪞 Ego Management 🖼️ Strategic Framing 📖 Emotional Storytelling

27 Powers of Persuasion 92%

A political strategist's 27 rules: align the room, soothe the egos, and control the story.

by Chris St. Hilaire 2010

3.78

161 ratings

🗣️ Persuasion Tactics 📢 Political Messaging 🪞 Ego Management 🖼️ Strategic Framing 📖 Emotional Storytelling

Why We're Polarized

by Ezra Klein • 2020

American politics isn't about policy. It's about identity, and the system can't handle it.

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20k+

🧭 Political Polarization 🧠 Political Psychology 📺 Media Fragmentation 🆔 Identity Politics 🗂 Political Sorting

Why We're Polarized 92%

American politics isn't about policy. It's about identity, and the system can't handle it.

by Ezra Klein 2020

4.21

20k+ ratings

🧭 Political Polarization 🧠 Political Psychology 📺 Media Fragmentation 🆔 Identity Politics 🗂 Political Sorting

On Leadership

by Tony Blair • 2024

A prime minister's playbook: plan, focus, deliver, and why efficacy beats populism.

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808

🏛️ Political Leadership 🎯 Political Strategy 🔄 Government Reform 📊 Evidence-Based Policy 💻 Technology In Government

On Leadership 92%

A prime minister's playbook: plan, focus, deliver, and why efficacy beats populism.

by Tony Blair 2024

3.86

808 ratings

🏛️ Political Leadership 🎯 Political Strategy 🔄 Government Reform 📊 Evidence-Based Policy 💻 Technology In Government

Win Bigly

by Scott Adams • 2017

We think we reason. We really just rationalize. The people who know this win.

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5k+

🧠 Persuasion Psychology 🔍 Cognitive Biases 🖼️ Narrative Framing 📊 Behavioral Economics 🏕️ Tribalism

Win Bigly 92%

We think we reason. We really just rationalize. The people who know this win.

by Scott Adams 2017

3.73

5k+ ratings

🧠 Persuasion Psychology 🔍 Cognitive Biases 🖼️ Narrative Framing 📊 Behavioral Economics 🏕️ Tribalism

How To Trump SJWs

by Manon Welles • 2016

Steal the left’s playbook: ridicule, pressure, personalization. Your counterstrike manual.

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181

🏛️ Conservative Strategy ✊ Political Activism ⚔️ Culture Wars 🧠 Psychological Warfare 🔋 Power Dynamics

How To Trump SJWs 92%

Steal the left’s playbook: ridicule, pressure, personalization. Your counterstrike manual.

by Manon Welles 2016

4.25

181 ratings

🏛️ Conservative Strategy ✊ Political Activism ⚔️ Culture Wars 🧠 Psychological Warfare 🔋 Power Dynamics

Butler

by Salena Zito • 2025

One bullet, one Rust Belt town, and the reckoning America's institutions could no longer postpone.

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1k+

🗳️ Presidential Campaigns 🗣️ American Populism 🔫 Political Violence 📰 Media Bias 🏛️ Institutional Failure

Butler 92%

One bullet, one Rust Belt town, and the reckoning America's institutions could no longer postpone.

by Salena Zito 2025

4.32

1k+ ratings

🗳️ Presidential Campaigns 🗣️ American Populism 🔫 Political Violence 📰 Media Bias 🏛️ Institutional Failure

The Why Axis

by Uri Gneezy • 2013

When daycare fines made parents later, the real science of incentives began.

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1k+

💡 Behavioral Economics 🔬 Field Experiments 🎯 Incentive Design 🌍 Cultural Norms ⚖️ Economic Discrimination

The Why Axis 91%

When daycare fines made parents later, the real science of incentives began.

by Uri Gneezy 2013

3.67

1k+ ratings

💡 Behavioral Economics 🔬 Field Experiments 🎯 Incentive Design 🌍 Cultural Norms ⚖️ Economic Discrimination

Prius Or Pickup?

by Marc Hetherington • 2018

Your parenting choices predict your politics. The hidden worldview driving American polarization.

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523

🇺🇸 American Politics ⚡ Political Polarization 🧠 Political Psychology 🏴 Political Tribalism ⚠️ Authoritarianism

Prius Or Pickup? 91%

Your parenting choices predict your politics. The hidden worldview driving American polarization.

by Marc Hetherington 2018

3.85

523 ratings

🇺🇸 American Politics ⚡ Political Polarization 🧠 Political Psychology 🏴 Political Tribalism ⚠️ Authoritarianism

Un-Trumping America

by Dan Pfeiffer • 2020

The GOP was built for Trump long before he came down the escalator.

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3k+

🗳️ Democratic Reform 🗳️ Voting Rights 📺 Media Strategy 💰 Campaign Finance 🔧 Labor Unions

Un-Trumping America 91%

The GOP was built for Trump long before he came down the escalator.

by Dan Pfeiffer 2020

4.20

3k+ ratings

🗳️ Democratic Reform 🗳️ Voting Rights 📺 Media Strategy 💰 Campaign Finance 🔧 Labor Unions

Tyranny of the Minority

by Steven Levitsky • 2023

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

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4k+

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

Tyranny of the Minority 91%

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

Predictive Analytics

by Eric Siegel • 2013

Companies know whether you'll leave, buy, or default before you've decided. Here's how.

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2k+

📊 Data Science 🔮 Predictive Analytics 📈 Big Data 🤖 Machine Learning 🧠 Behavioral Prediction

Predictive Analytics 91%

Companies know whether you'll leave, buy, or default before you've decided. Here's how.

by Eric Siegel 2013

3.66

2k+ ratings

📊 Data Science 🔮 Predictive Analytics 📈 Big Data 🤖 Machine Learning 🧠 Behavioral Prediction

Hardball

by Chris Matthews • 1988

Power isn't born, it's learned. A Washington insider reveals the actual rules of the game.

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2k+

🏛️ Political Strategy ⚡ Power Dynamics 🦊 Modern Machiavellianism 🗳️ Retail Politics 🤝 Networking

Hardball 91%

Power isn't born, it's learned. A Washington insider reveals the actual rules of the game.

by Chris Matthews 1988

3.51

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Strategy ⚡ Power Dynamics 🦊 Modern Machiavellianism 🗳️ Retail Politics 🤝 Networking

Twilight of American Sanity

by Allen Frances • 2016

Trump is just a symptom. The real disorder is a Stone Age mind steering a technological superpower.

3.60

287

🧠 Political Psychology 🔍 Cognitive Biases 🧬 Evolutionary Mismatch 🌍 Climate Denial 🌱 Sustainability

Twilight of American Sanity 91%

Trump is just a symptom. The real disorder is a Stone Age mind steering a technological superpower.

by Allen Frances 2016

3.60

287 ratings

🧠 Political Psychology 🔍 Cognitive Biases 🧬 Evolutionary Mismatch 🌍 Climate Denial 🌱 Sustainability

⿻ 數位 Plurality

by E. Glen Weyl • 2024

Tech promised liberation but delivered surveillance and polarization. Taiwan found the off-ramp.

3.51

🗳️ Digital Democracy 🏛️ Civic Technology 🧠 Collective Intelligence 💰 Public Goods Funding 🆔 Digital Identity

⿻ 數位 Plurality 91%

Tech promised liberation but delivered surveillance and polarization. Taiwan found the off-ramp.

by E. Glen Weyl 2024

3.51

47 ratings

🗳️ Digital Democracy 🏛️ Civic Technology 🧠 Collective Intelligence 💰 Public Goods Funding 🆔 Digital Identity

The Fifth Risk

by Michael Lewis • 2018

Why a $40,000 health clinic in rural America reveals a government most Americans never see.

4.09

48k+

🔬 Science Policy 🇺🇸 Trump Administration 📊 Open Data 🌀 Risk Management 🌎 Rural America

The Fifth Risk 91%

Why a $40,000 health clinic in rural America reveals a government most Americans never see.

by Michael Lewis 2018

4.09

48k+ ratings

🔬 Science Policy 🇺🇸 Trump Administration 📊 Open Data 🌀 Risk Management 🌎 Rural America

The Politics Industry

by Katherine M. Gehl • 2020

Two parties rigged the political market. One election redesign can open it.

4.30

706

🗳️ Electoral Reform 🏛️ Political Duopoly 📊 Ranked Choice Voting 🔓 Gridlock Solutions 🇺🇸 American Democracy

The Politics Industry 91%

Two parties rigged the political market. One election redesign can open it.

by Katherine M. Gehl 2020

4.30

706 ratings

🗳️ Electoral Reform 🏛️ Political Duopoly 📊 Ranked Choice Voting 🔓 Gridlock Solutions 🇺🇸 American Democracy

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 91%

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

The Cult of Trump

by Steven Hassan • 2019

A four-part control system that locks in a president's followers and blinds them to how it works.

4.11

4k+

🏛️ Political Cults ⚠️ Authoritarian Politics 🧠 Undue Influence 📺 Media Manipulation ⛪ Evangelical Politics

The Cult of Trump 91%

A four-part control system that locks in a president's followers and blinds them to how it works.

by Steven Hassan 2019

4.11

4k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Cults ⚠️ Authoritarian Politics 🧠 Undue Influence 📺 Media Manipulation ⛪ Evangelical Politics

Age of Propaganda

by Anthony R. Pratkanis • 1991

Your mind's security holes: the persuasion playbook, and how to patch them.

4.02

894

📢 Propaganda Analysis 🧠 Persuasion Psychology 📺 Media Literacy ⚖️ Cognitive Biases 🎭 Emotional Manipulation

Age of Propaganda 91%

Your mind's security holes: the persuasion playbook, and how to patch them.

by Anthony R. Pratkanis 1991

4.02

894 ratings

📢 Propaganda Analysis 🧠 Persuasion Psychology 📺 Media Literacy ⚖️ Cognitive Biases 🎭 Emotional Manipulation

Moral Politics

by George Lakoff • 1996

Liberals and conservatives don't just disagree; they're running different family simulations.

4.03

2k+

🧠 Political Psychology 💡 Conceptual Metaphor ⚖️ Political Polarization 🤔 Moral Reasoning 🇺🇸 American Politics

Moral Politics 91%

Liberals and conservatives don't just disagree; they're running different family simulations.

by George Lakoff 1996

4.03

2k+ ratings

🧠 Political Psychology 💡 Conceptual Metaphor ⚖️ Political Polarization 🤔 Moral Reasoning 🇺🇸 American Politics

Renegade

by Richard Wolffe • 2009

The community-organizer playbook that scaled to a nation, broke every campaign rule, and won.

3.94

2k+

🗳️ Presidential Campaigns 📜 Political Biography 🌱 Grassroots Organizing 🇺🇸 American Political History 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Biracial Identity

Renegade 91%

The community-organizer playbook that scaled to a nation, broke every campaign rule, and won.

by Richard Wolffe 2009

3.94

2k+ ratings

🗳️ Presidential Campaigns 📜 Political Biography 🌱 Grassroots Organizing 🇺🇸 American Political History 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Biracial Identity

Don't Trust Your Gut

by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz • 2022

Intuition fails at love, wealth, and happiness. Here is what millions of data points say instead.

3.79

2k+

🧠 Data-Driven Life 📊 Behavioral Economics 😊 Happiness Research 📈 Big Data Insights 💰 Wealth Building

Don't Trust Your Gut 91%

Intuition fails at love, wealth, and happiness. Here is what millions of data points say instead.

by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz 2022

3.79

2k+ ratings

🧠 Data-Driven Life 📊 Behavioral Economics 😊 Happiness Research 📈 Big Data Insights 💰 Wealth Building

The Logic of Life

by Tim Harford • 2008

Why risky sex, segregation, and office politics all have a rational explanation.

3.81

6k+

The Logic of Life 91%

Why risky sex, segregation, and office politics all have a rational explanation.

by Tim Harford 2008

3.81

6k+ ratings

Lucky

by Jonathan Allen • 2021

How Biden really won: not strategy, but opponent blunders, a pandemic, and one endorsement.

3.87

1k+

🗳️ Presidential Campaigns 🏛️ Democratic Party ⚔️ Primary Battles 🎙️ Campaign Journalism 🔄 Political Comebacks

Lucky 91%

How Biden really won: not strategy, but opponent blunders, a pandemic, and one endorsement.

by Jonathan Allen 2021

3.87

1k+ ratings

🗳️ Presidential Campaigns 🏛️ Democratic Party ⚔️ Primary Battles 🎙️ Campaign Journalism 🔄 Political Comebacks

Join the Club

by Tina Rosenberg • 2011

Peer pressure has toppled dictators and slowed epidemics. The case for aiming it deliberately.

3.49

340

🫂 Peer Pressure ✊ Social Movements 🏥 Community Health 🌍 International Development 📚 Case Studies

Join the Club 91%

Peer pressure has toppled dictators and slowed epidemics. The case for aiming it deliberately.

by Tina Rosenberg 2011

3.49

340 ratings

🫂 Peer Pressure ✊ Social Movements 🏥 Community Health 🌍 International Development 📚 Case Studies

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 91%

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

Devil's Bargain

by Joshua Green • 2017

Bannon assembled a network of money and outrage to destroy the Clintons. Trump became the weapon.

3.80

6k+

🗳️ Right-Wing Populism 🏛️ Political Campaigns 📰 Media Manipulation 🕵️ Conspiracy Politics ⚖️ Political Polarization

Devil's Bargain 91%

Bannon assembled a network of money and outrage to destroy the Clintons. Trump became the weapon.

by Joshua Green 2017

3.80

6k+ ratings

🗳️ Right-Wing Populism 🏛️ Political Campaigns 📰 Media Manipulation 🕵️ Conspiracy Politics ⚖️ Political Polarization

What You Should Know About Politics . . . But Don't

by Jessamyn Conrad • 2008

What every voter should know about the issues, explained without the partisan spin.

3.94

2k+

🦅 American Politics 📋 Public Policy 📚 Civic Education ⚡ Political Polarization 🔥 Culture Wars

What You Should Know About Politics . . . But Don't Summary

What You Should Know About Politics . . . But Don't 91%

What every voter should know about the issues, explained without the partisan spin.

by Jessamyn Conrad 2008

3.94

2k+ ratings

🦅 American Politics 📋 Public Policy 📚 Civic Education ⚡ Political Polarization 🔥 Culture Wars

Gaslighting America

by Amanda Carpenter • 2018

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

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

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

by Amanda Carpenter 2018

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425 ratings

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

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