19 must-read politics books like Bad News: How Woke Media Is Undermining Democracy by Batya Ungar-Sargon

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Bad News: How Woke Media Is Undermining Democracy

By: Batya Ungar-Sargon

4.13

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

Something is wrong with American journalism. Long before “fake news” became the calling card of the…

If you liked the politics plot in Bad News: How Woke Media Is Undermining Democracy by Batya Ungar-Sargon , here is a list of 19 books like this:

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1. Troubled

By: Rob Henderson

4.26

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

In this raw coming-of-age memoir, in the vein of The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace, The Oth… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • sociology
"Successful people tell the world they got lucky, then tell their loved ones about the importance of hard work and sacrifice. Critics of successful people tell the world those successful people got lu…"

-Rob Henderson, Troubled

"People don't need motivation; they need self-discipline. Motivation is just a feeling. Self-discipline is: 'I'm going to do this regardless of how I feel.' Seldom do people relish doing something har…"

-Rob Henderson, Troubled

"Mom's friends were worried that their son isn't talking as much as other six-year-olds. They, like many parents, were concerned with how "smart" their kid is. "Should we be reading to him more?" they…"

-Rob Henderson, Troubled

"You should keep your expectations in line with reality. If you view the military as a job, you will be miserable. It's not a job, it's a lot more than that. As long as you wear that uniform, it is yo…"

-Rob Henderson, Troubled

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2. The Canceling of the American Mind: Cancel Culture Undermines Trust and Threatens Us All—But There Is a Solution

By: Greg Lukianoff

3.93

Format: 432 pages, ebook

A timely deep dive into cancel culture, an account of its dangers to all Americans, and the much-ne… read more

Similar categories in Greg Lukianoff's The Canceling of the American Mind: Cancel Culture Undermines Trust and Threatens Us All—But There Is a Solution book and Batya Ungar-Sargon's Bad News: How Woke Media Is Undermining Democracy

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  • history
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • society
  • sociology
"Mistakes abound when groupthink goes unchallenged."

-Greg Lukianoff, The Canceling of the American Mind: Cancel Culture Undermines Trust and Threatens Us All—But There Is a Solution

"There is nothing about standing up for an underdog (or simply claiming to be) that means you're right."

-Greg Lukianoff, The Canceling of the American Mind: Cancel Culture Undermines Trust and Threatens Us All—But There Is a Solution

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3. The War on the West

By: Douglas Murray

4.28

Format: 308 pages, Hardcover

An Instant New York Times Bestseller! China has concentration camps now. Why do Westerners claim… read more

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  • history
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • society
  • sociology
"To delegitimize the West, it appears to be necessary first to demonize the people who still make up the racial majority in the West. It is necessary to demonize white people."

-Douglas Murray, The War on the West

"Race is now an issue in all Western countries in a way it has not been for decades. In the place of color blindness, we have been pushed into racial ultra-awareness. A deeply warped picture has now b…"

-Douglas Murray, The War on the West

"Like all societies in history, all Western nations have racism in their histories. But that is not the only history of our countries. Racism is not the sole lens through which our societies can be un…"

-Douglas Murray, The War on the West

"Historical criticism and rethinking are never a bad idea. However, the hunt for visible, tangible problems shouldn't become a hunt for invisible, intangible problems. Especially not if they are carri…"

-Douglas Murray, The War on the West

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4. Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up

By: Abigail Shrier

4.06

Format: 350 pages, Kindle Edition

In virtually every way that can be measured, Gen Z's mental health is worse than that of previous g… read more

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  • cultural
  • nonfiction
  • sociology
"Children’s and adolescents’ sense of self is still developing. They cannot correct the interpretations or recommendations of a therapist."

-Abigail Shrier, Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up

"When I agreed with my therapist, I told her so. When I didn’t, we talked about that. And when I felt I needed to move on, I did. Which is to say: I was an adult in therapy. I had swum life’s choppy w…"

-Abigail Shrier, Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up

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5. Morning After the Revolution: Dispatches from the Wrong Side of History

By: Nellie Bowles

4.05

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From former New York Times reporter Nellie Bowles, a look at how some of the most educated people i… read more

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  • cultural
  • history
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • journalism
  • society
  • sociology
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6. The Madness of Crowds: Gender, Race and Identity

By: Douglas Murray

4.21

Format: 293 pages, Hardcover

Douglas Murray examines the twenty-first century's most divisive issues: sexuality, gender, technol… read more

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  • history
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • society
  • sociology
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7. Hate Inc.: Why Today's Media Makes Us Despise One Another

By: Matt Taibbi

4.11

Format: 380 pages, Hardcover

Part tirade, part confessional from the celebrated Rolling Stone journalist, Hate Inc. reveals that… read more

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  • cultural
  • history
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • journalism
  • society
  • sociology
"More often, when explosive #Russiagate headlines go sideways, the original outlets simply ignore the new development, leaving the “retraction"

-Matt Taibbi, Hate Inc.: Why Today's Media Makes Us Despise One Another

"In my experience conservatives hate reporters mainly because they see us as phonies. We reject the idea that we belong to a class, or that we have our own tribal beliefs. Sometimes the hypocrisy is s…"

-Matt Taibbi, Hate Inc.: Why Today's Media Makes Us Despise One Another

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8. America's Cultural Revolution: How the Radical Left Conquered Everything

By: Christopher F. Rufo

4.30

Format: 352 pages, ebook

For decades, left-wing radicals patiently built a revolution in the shadows. Then suddenly, after t… read more

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  • cultural
  • history
  • politics
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  • society
  • sociology
"The revolution, which seeks to connect ideology to bureaucratic power and to manipulate behavior through the guise of expertise, is ultimately not democratic."

-Christopher F. Rufo, America's Cultural Revolution: How the Radical Left Conquered Everything

"The critical race theorists and their allies have turned resentment into a governing principle. But this also a trap: resentment is a tool for obtaining power, not of wielding it successfully."

-Christopher F. Rufo, America's Cultural Revolution: How the Radical Left Conquered Everything

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9. The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America

By: Coleman Hughes

4.46

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

An exciting new voice makes the case for a colorblind approach to politics and culture, warning tha… read more

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  • cultural
  • history
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • sociology
"Neoracists believe that we must indoctrinate children to cure them of racism. I say that children are racially innocent by nature, and we should protect that racial innocence for as long as possible."

-Coleman Hughes, The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America

"The majority of effort channeled toward achieving racial equity hasn't been applied to the part of life that has the biggest influence on people's skills and mindsets: namely birth to eighteen years …"

-Coleman Hughes, The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America

"By [college], many skills, attitudes, and habits have already been formed. We can have a much bigger impact on people at younger ages. Efforts to achieve true equity should focus instead on high-qual…"

-Coleman Hughes, The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America

"The common humanity and anti-racism of the civil rights movement had strong ties to Christianity. And Christianity promoted the value of interracial harmony: unity in Christ. But the appeal of Christ…"

-Coleman Hughes, The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America

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10. San Fransicko: Why Progressives Ruin Cities

By: Michael Shellenberger

4.04

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

National bestselling author of APOCALYPSE NEVER skewers progressives for the mishandling of America… read more

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  • cultural
  • history
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • political science
  • society
  • sociology
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11. For Love of Country: Why I Left the Democratic Party

By: Tulsi Gabbard

4.43

Format: 242 pages, Kindle Edition

Tulsi Gabbard was the rising star of the Democratic Party. But the growing wokeness, racism, and in… read more

Similar categories in Tulsi Gabbard's For Love of Country: Why I Left the Democratic Party book and Batya Ungar-Sargon's Bad News: How Woke Media Is Undermining Democracy

  • politics
  • nonfiction
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12. What This Comedian Said Will Shock You

By: Bill Maher

4.27

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

The hilarious and controversial host of HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher has written his funniest, m… read more

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  • cultural
  • politics
  • history
  • nonfiction
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13. White Rural Rage: The Threat to American Democracy

By: Thomas F. Schaller

3.82

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A searing portrait and damning takedown of America’s proudest citizens — who are also the least lik… read more

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  • history
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • sociology
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14. The New Puritans: How the Religion of Social Justice Captured the Western World

By: Andrew Doyle

4.26

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

'A sober but devastating skewering of cancel culture and the moral certainties it shares with relig… read more

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  • society
  • sociology
"Where the New Left promoted the politics of unity, today’s intersectional reactionaries promote the politics of division."

-Andrew Doyle, The New Puritans: How the Religion of Social Justice Captured the Western World

"Theres no harm un recognizing the more vindictive side of human nature, so long as we do not allow our reason to be dominated by our passion."

-Andrew Doyle, The New Puritans: How the Religion of Social Justice Captured the Western World

"The belief of the apparatchiks of Critical Social Justice - that all our problems will magically disappear once we outlaw certain points of view or words that cause 'harm' - is a utopian delusion."

-Andrew Doyle, The New Puritans: How the Religion of Social Justice Captured the Western World

"Just as the symbol of Christ's crucifix encapsulates the triumph of the victim and has been exploited historically as a means to exert power over others, the rainbow Pride flag now serves a similar f…"

-Andrew Doyle, The New Puritans: How the Religion of Social Justice Captured the Western World

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15. When Race Trumps Merit: How the Pursuit of Equity Sacrifices Excellence, Destroys Beauty, and Threatens Lives

By: Heather Mac Donald

4.41

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In the wake of George Floyd’s death, all of the major institutions of American society and culture … read more

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  • social science
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • society
  • sociology
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16. Late Admissions: Confessions of a Black Conservative

By: Glenn C. Loury

4.26

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

A shockingly frank memoir from a prize-winning economist, reflecting on his remarkable personal ody… read more

Similar categories in Glenn C. Loury's Late Admissions: Confessions of a Black Conservative book and Batya Ungar-Sargon's Bad News: How Woke Media Is Undermining Democracy

  • politics
  • history
  • nonfiction
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17. Dignity: Seeking Respect in Back Row America

By: Chris Arnade

4.08

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Widely acclaimed photographer and writer Chris Arnade shines new light on America's poor, drug-addi… read more

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  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • society
  • sociology
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18. Bad News: How Woke Media Is Undermining Democracy

By: Batya Ungar-Sargon

4.13

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

Something is wrong with American journalism. Long before “fake news” became the calling card of the… read more

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  • history
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • political science
  • journalism
  • society
  • sociology
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19. Unhumans: The Secret History of Communist Revolutions (and How to Crush Them)

By: Jack Posobiec

4.18

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

If you don’t understand communist revolutions, you aren’t ready for what’s coming.   The old rules … read more

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"freedom cannot exist in the sociopolitical sense without shared culture and shared value systems that agree on what freedom is and from what (or Whom) it derives"

-Jack Posobiec, Unhumans: The Secret History of Communist Revolutions (and How to Crush Them)

"Consider Elon Musk, the sole protector of anything like freedom of speech on the internet, who has been subjected to cruel and unusual lawfare by unhuman bureaucrats and activists."

-Jack Posobiec, Unhumans: The Secret History of Communist Revolutions (and How to Crush Them)

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20. Imminent: Inside the Pentagon's Hunt for UFOs

By: Luis Elizondo

4.29

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The former head of the Pentagon program responsible for the investigation of UFOs—now known as unid… read more

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  • politics
  • history
  • nonfiction
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21. Over Ruled: The Human Toll of Too Much Law

By: Neil Gorsuch

4.27

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

America has always been a nation of laws. But today our laws have grown so vast and reach so deeply… read more

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16 best-selling history books like Bad News: How Woke Media Is Undermining Democracy by Batya Ungar-Sargon

Transform Your Habits

The Canceling of the American Mind: Cancel Culture Undermines Trust and Threatens Us All—But There Is a Solution

Greg Lukianoff

3.93

Transform Your Habits

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Douglas Murray

4.28

Transform Your Habits

Morning After the Revolution: Dispatches from the Wrong Side of History

Nellie Bowles

4.05

Transform Your Habits

The Madness of Crowds: Gender, Race and Identity

Douglas Murray

4.21

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The Identity Trap: A Story of Ideas and Power in Our Time

Yascha Mounk

4.08

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Greg Lukianoff

3.93

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4.28

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4.18

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