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The Ezra Klein Show
The hosts presented the book as a readable explanation of the central foreign‑policy questions surrounding the Trump administration, noting that it directly addressed whether Trump was an isolationist, interventionist, or liberal internationalist. They highlighted that the work offered a perspective that diverged from the prevailing media narrative and recommended it for its insightful analysis.
Episode: The Book That Explains JD Vance's Worldview
They presented The Strategy of Denial as a readable explanation of the key foreignpolicy questions surrounding the Trump administration.
The second book I thought to recommend is Bridge Colby's Strategy of Denial. It answers the key question the media keep asking, is Trump an isolationist or an interventionist or a liberal internationalist? When you open this book, you find something very different from the media narrative.