Tucson Festival of Books

Is Meaningful Progress Likely?


What would significant progress look like in the next few years? These three authors have covered Washington, its workings and intrigues for major news outlets. They offer perspectives on President Trump, a less-restrained Mitch McConnell and the public servants who keep our government operating.


Panelists
Jonathan Alter

Jonathan Alter is a columnist, historian and documentary filmmaker. He is the author of three New York Times bestsellers about American presidents and covered the Trump felony trial for NYTimes Opinion, The Washington Monthly, and Old Goats, his Substack newsletter....

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David Rohde

David Rohde is a two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the author of "Where Tyranny Begins," "In Deep," and three other books. He is the national security editor at NBC News and a former executive editor of the New Yorker website, where he wrote about the Justice Department, democracy and disinformation....

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Michael Tackett

Michael Tackett is an award-winning journalist with more than three decades of experience covering national politics, including nine presidential elections. He is currently the deputy Washington bureau chief for the Associated Press and is a recipient of the White House Correspondents Association’s Edgar A....

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Books:
American Reckoning
Inside Trump’s Trial—and My Own
Jonathan Alter
Current Issues / Politics / Social Science
BenBella Books
October 2024
ISBN 9781637746660
256 pages
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Where Tyranny Begins
The Justice Department, the FBI, and the War Against Democracy
David Rohde
Current Issues / Politics / Social Science
W. W. Norton, Incorporated
August 2024
ISBN 9780393881967
304 pages

The Price of Power
How Mitch McConnell Mastered the Senate, Changed America, and Lost His Party
Michael Tackett
Current Issues / Politics / Social Science
Simon & Schuster
October 2024
ISBN 9781668005842
400 pages
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