Table Of (mal)contents

There are two topics you traditionally don't bring up at family dinners over the holidays: religion and politics. (Scarlet, meanwhile, is glad she missed out on this one.) The spectrum of types of political books and the weirdness of that part of the publishing industry John Quincy Adams being a terrible president and a great congressman What conservatism means Why the Great American Reads booklist is problematic If changing your Good Reads Reading Challenge is cheating (it's not and Dave is wrong) A Lonesome Dove update All this and a whole bunch of apologies from… well, you'll see. A few of the books we mentioned on this episode The Lions of Lucerne by Brad Thor John Quincy Adams by Harlow Giles Unger Decision Points by George W. Bush The Truths We Hold by Kamala Harris The Politics of Prudence by Russell Kirk A Grief Observed, The Great Divorce, and Surprised by Joy by C.S. Lewis Blood, Sweat, and Pixels by Jason Schreier Sharing and supporting the show Leave a five-star rating