by Peggy Noonan
First published 2000
Former Reagan speechwriter Peggy Noonan builds a systematic argument against Hillary Rodham Clinton's pursuit of higher office. Noonan examines the Clinton administration's major controversies, including Whitewater, the failed health care initiative, Filegate, and Travelgate. She analyzes how these episodes reveal patterns in the first lady's political methods and personal character. The author contrasts genuine public service with what she sees as calculated political theater. Noonan questions the endless cycles of spin and evasion that marked the Clinton years. She measures Hillary Clinton both as an individual and as a political figure seeking expanded power. The book presents Noonan's case for why Americans should reject Clinton's growing ambitions.
Genres: biography, 20th-century, american, political-science, politics, 21st-century, american-history
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: unreliable-narrator
Setting: United States
Period: 20th Century, 21st Century
208 pages · Hardcover · Harper