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He's the author of The New York Times bestselling book, Say Nothing, which has been called the best nonfiction book of 2019 and one of the best nonfiction books of the decade.

His book last year, Say Nothing, was one of the best books I've ever read.

And Congressman Adam Schiff drops by the studio to talk to Tommy and I about his new book Midnight in Washington. How we almost lost our democracy and still could.

You've got a new book out called Midnight in Washington How We Almost Lost Our Democracy and Still Could.

You've got a new book out called Midnight in Washington How We Almost Lost Our Democracy and Still Could.

Covers both impeachments January 6th a lot more.

I've just started The Committed by Viet Nien, who wrote the Pulitzer Prize winning book, The Sympathizer.

I've just started The Committed by Viet Nien, who wrote the Pulitzer Prize winning book, The Sympathizer.

He later wrote what I think is one of the best legal books ever, like irrespective of what you might think about Jeffrey Tubin, but The Run of His Life is one of the best legal books I have ever read with the exception of the Trump indictments, the historic charging documents and commentary by Melissa Murray and Andrew Weisman.

He later wrote what I think is one of the best legal books ever, like irrespective of what you might think about Jeffrey Tubin, but The Run of His Life is one of the best legal books I have ever read with the exception of the Trump indictments, the historic charging documents and commentary by Melissa Murray and Andrew Weisman.

The politics around peace and around negotiations hasn't gotten easier.

Why are the politics of peace so much harder than the politics of war?

Things going boom is easier to understand.

And we have a very deeply entrenched, correctly, culture of celebrating the heroism of our war heroes, but not as much of a cultural understanding of what our peacemakers and negotiators do.

I hope people see those stories and understand that it's incorrect when people on the campaign trail kind of denigrate them as dusty bureaucrats who don't get anything done.

I'm doing an event in L.A. pretty soon with a Pulitzer Prize winner for his new book.

It's called War on Peace.

War on Peace, the End of Diplomacy and the Decline of American Influence.

You talk about watching the insurrection unfold with horror. You say democracy is hanging by a thread.

Thank you for digging into Yang content. Part of me is like, I feel bad for you.

So the question is, how do you try to break up this polarization us versus them dynamic in as fast a time period as you can?

I'm going to be endorsing candidates who are going to be running as Democrats, as Republicans, as independents.

The book is Forward.

Over the past few days, I have consumed an enormous amount of Yang content. The book, the interviews, the podcasts.

But the trust and relationship in media varies widely between parties where 69% of Democrats trust the media, only 15% of Republicans do. So the question is, how do you try to break up this polarization us versus them dynamic in as fast a time period as you can.

And I talk about this in the book, which you clearly have read through.

You read my book. So, you know, I'm for universal health care, universal basic income, like improving these measurements that we're talking about right now.

And part of the insight I gained really is that, again, we're not really having policy disagreements, it turns out like we're just being tribalized and having these these contests, you know, and these are contests that eventually are going to lead us nowhere, lead us to very nasty direction.

Do you think that episode will be included in the paperback version of Cuomo's American crisis leadership lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic?

Do you think that episode will be included in the paperback version of Cuomo's American crisis leadership lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic? Now with an expanded epilogue

Station Eleven, which is a book about a pandemic that was phenomenal before the pandemics.

I mean, I knew like obviously his book is called Promise Me Dad and his need for him to stay in the fight.

I mean, I knew like obviously his book is called Promise Me Dad and his need for him to stay in the fight.

Joining now to discuss his forthcoming book, The Situation Room, The inside story of Presidents in Crisis.

I've started to focus a little bit less on Donald Trump and a little bit more on what I will call the enablers.

I don't think he's going to do anything anytime soon but the only way I would do it is if there was I would say at least an hour and I had full ability to edit it.

I think I would be more surprised if it happens than if it doesn't. From Trump alone or from both sides.

George the book is fascinating remind me when it comes out again May 14th available for order right now.

Joining now to discuss his forthcoming book, The Situation Room, The inside story of Presidents in Crisis

I'm gonna get to your fascinating book in a second, But I want to start with this campaign we're in the middle of

It was a very good question and I have I haven't written a book since my memoir all too human which came out in 1999

And I've thought about it many times. I actually started a book many many years ago and

George the book is fascinating remind me when it comes out again May 14th available for order right now.

All right. The book is what would Reagan do. And apparently, it's whatever you think you should do.

All right. The book is what would Reagan do.

And apparently, it's whatever you think you should do.

And I know you're, look, I know you're not going to buy the book.

So I'm not going to buy the book.

I've been reading The 90s by Chuck Klosterman, recent book. That's out. It's very good.

I've been reading The 90s by Chuck Klosterman, recent book. That's out. It's very good.

One book I read this year was Termination Shock, which I really recommend everybody, Neal Stephenson.

It's everything I wanted Ministry of the Future to be.

One book I read this year was Termination Shock, which I really recommend everybody, Neil Stephenson. I love Neil Stephenson.

It's everything I wanted Ministry of the Future to be.

I just finished Yellow Face by R.F. Kuang, fantastic book.

Yeah, you can read it in one sitting. It's great. It's fun.

I just finished Yellow Face by R.F. Kuang, fantastic book.

Yeah, you can read it in one sitting. It's great. It's fun.

Ganger from Naomi by Naomi Klein...

Ganger from Naomi by Naomi Klein, just read a comedy book, Jesse David Fox was great.

Ben Shapiro is so full of shit. He writes an entire book in 2014, The People Vs. Barack Obama, where he suggests a RICO case against Barack Obama for the, this is going to trigger Dan, the IRS scandal.

Ben Shapiro is so full of shit. He writes an entire book in 2014, The People Vs. Barack Obama, where he suggests a RICO case against Barack Obama for the, this is going to trigger Dan, the IRS scandal.