Tag Archives: Donald Trump

Happy New Year 2025!

Posted on December 31, 2024 by J D Jung

(by JD Jung) We at UnderratedReads wish all our readers a safe and Happy New Year filled with health and love throughout 2025. We have discovered wonderful books during 2024, and since we only post reviews of books that we … Continue reading →

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A Must Read Now! -On Heroism: McCain, Milley, Mattis, and the Cowardice of Donald Trump – Jeffrey Goldberg

Posted on November 4, 2024 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) Why do so many politicians and public servants continue to support a man who has little regard for the military, no regard for the Constitution, and holds dictators in such high regard? Jeffrey Goldberg, Editor in … Continue reading →

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An UnderratedRead Revisited: Here, Right Matters: An American Story – Alexander Vindman

Posted on November 5, 2022 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned “Regardless of any impact on the president, the domestic and foreign policy consequences, or personal costs, I had no choice but to report what I’d heard. That duty to report is a critical component of … Continue reading →

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Here, Right Matters: An American Story – Alexander Vindman

Posted on August 30, 2021 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Regardless of any impact on the president, the domestic and foreign policy consequences, or personal costs, I had no choice but to report what I’d heard. That duty to report is a critical component of U.S. … Continue reading →

Posted in American Politics, Bios and Memoirs, History, Immigration, Non-fiction, Politics and Social Justice, Reviewers' Top Picks, World Issues | Tagged Donald Trump, ethics, immigration, impeachment, military, Russia, Soviet Union | Comments Off

A Timely UnderratedRead Revisited: Mr. Siegel Writes to Washington – Rich Siegel

Posted on December 21, 2020 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Don Jung) Mr. Siegel sends a weekly letter to various Republican politicians on what they are doing wrong. This collection of letters to each Republican senator (including multiple ones to speaker McConnell) is filled with a satirical look … Continue reading →

Posted in Revisited | Tagged American politics, Donald Trump, Mitch McConnell, Senator Ron Johnson, United States Senate | Comments Off

More Terrifying Than Fiction

Posted on October 31, 2020 by J D Jung

(by JD Jung) Every year this time, I go into our UnderratedReads vault and pull out some chilling horror novels to share. However, I couldn’t find anything as frightening as what is happening now in real life. As of this … Continue reading →

Posted in Let's talk | Tagged alt-right, COVID-19, Donald Trump, immigration, neo-fascism, White-nationalism | Comments Off

An UnderratedRead Revisited: Making Sense of the Alt-Right – George Hawley

Posted on September 22, 2020 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “…we can be reasonably concerned that a growing percentage of white America no longer views racism as a moral failing and is willing to be associated with explicit white-identity politics.” That statement is pretty scary. According … Continue reading →

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The Darkest Hearts (A D Hunter Mystery)- Nelson George

Posted on August 15, 2020 by J D Jung

(reviewed by JD Jung) “The past is never gone. Revenge exposes your morality. Youth haunts middle age like the devil rules hell.” D Hunter changed careers from bodyguard/ security in Brooklyn to owning a successful talent management company in Los … Continue reading →

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