Shameless by Brian Tyler Cohen

Shameless

Republicans' Deliberate Dysfunction and the Battle to Preserve Democracy

Brian Tyler Cohen

HarperCollins · Print & ebook · August 13, 2024

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the first content creator to interview President Biden, leading progressive voice Brian Tyler Cohen takes a step back from the day-to-day news cycle to explain how American politics has turned into such a dumpster fire—and what Democrats need to do to get us out of it.

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Who it’s for
A sharp, current argument about Republican dysfunction and what it means for democracy.
Genres
Political Commentary, Political Parties, Media, Politics & the Internet
Published
HarperCollins, August 13, 2024

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the first content creator to interview President Biden, leading progressive voice Brian Tyler Cohen takes a step back from the day-to-day news cycle to explain how American politics has turned into such a dumpster fire—and what Democrats need to do to get us out of it. In Shameless, Brian Tyler Cohen lays bare the long con of the modern Republican Party.

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While the radical right continues hiding behind gaslighting maneuvers, artificial slogans, and hollow catchphrases, Cohen’s unflinching narrative illuminates the realities and dangers of the ever-widening gulf between the vaunted Republican brand and their actual behavior. With a foreword by Congressman Jamie Raskin, drawing on interviews and insights from Pete Buttigieg, Mehdi Hasan, Jen Psaki, and other luminaries of the Left, Cohen reveals: - How Republicans have leaned on their histor­ical branding to give themselves a permission structure to behave antithetically to everything they say; - Why the mainstream media has proved itself a willing participant in this ongoing farce— particularly since the rise of toxic, sensational­ist MAGA mania; and - What lessons Democrats can glean from a clear-eyed view of the landscape we’re operating in—and the steps we must take to rebalance our political landscape. During this all-hands-on-deck moment in our his­tory, Shameless is essential reading for those seeking to understand our dire situation, and a rallying cry for those fighting to preserve democracy.

Why It Grips

A sharp, current argument about Republican dysfunction and what it means for democracy.

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  • partisan politics, plainly argued
  • presidency-and-democracy stakes

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  • direct political analysis
  • sustained, combative energy

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Political Commentary53%
Political Parties48%
Media, Politics & the Internet34%

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  • Elections & Campaigns
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  • Political Parties
  • American Government
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Authors
Brian Tyler Cohen
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
August 13, 2024
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Elections & Campaigns