Politics are heavily loaded in today’s America; we seem to be so angry at one another. Jeffrey Toobin’s newest, The Pardon: The Politics of Presidential Mercy, is a fascinating and oblique way of examining politics, studying the history and use of the Presidential pardon. Both Democrats and Republicans have made huge partisan mistakes with pardons, contributing to the cynical way that pardons are viewed today. Want to know some of the mistakes that led us to such an angry election? Tune in and hear why one of the best political journalists in the country thinks it might have all started with Gerald Ford and Richard Nixon.
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Books mentioned in this week's episode:
The Pardon: The Politics of Presidential Mercy by Jeffrey Toobin
The Run of His Life: The People v. O.J. Simpson by Jeffrey Toobin
American Heiress: The Wild Safa of the Kidnapping, Crimes and Trial of Patty Hearst by Jeffrey Toobin
The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court by Jeffrey Toobin
Homegrown: Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right Wing Extremism by Jeffrey Toobin
A Vast Conspiracy: The Real Story of the Sex Scandal That Nearly Brought Down a President by Jeffrey Toobin
The Oath: the Obama White House and the Supreme Court by Jeffrey Toobin
True Crimes and Misdemeanors: The Investigation of Donald Trump by Jeffrey Toobin
Too Close to Call: The Thirty Six Day Battle to Decide the 2000 Election by Jeffrey Toobin
All the President’s Men by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward
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