{"id":311,"date":"2008-11-07T15:11:11","date_gmt":"2008-11-07T20:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thoughtcast.org\/?p=311"},"modified":"2009-02-04T02:08:13","modified_gmt":"2009-02-04T07:08:13","slug":"reading-list-for-obama-your-thoughts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thoughtcast.org\/reading-list-for-obama-your-thoughts\/","title":{"rendered":"Reading List for Obama &#8211; your thoughts?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thoughtcast.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/obama-pix.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"133\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-314\" title=\"obama-pix\" src=\"https:\/\/thoughtcast.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/obama-pix.jpg\" title=\"barackobama.com\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/quickstudy\/\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/quickstudy\/\" target=\"_blank\">Scott McLemee<\/a>, who pens the <a href=\"https:\/\/insidehighered.com\/views\/intellectual_affairs\" target=\"_blank\">Intellectual Affairs<\/a> column for <a href=\"https:\/\/insidehighered.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Inside Higher Ed<\/a>, asked a few of us for a <a href=\"https:\/\/insidehighered.com\/views\/2008\/11\/05\/mclemee\" target=\"_blank\">suggested reading list for the president-elect.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I discovered that one contributor, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.danieldrezner.com\/archives\/002397.html\" target=\"_blank\">Daniel Drezner<\/a>, is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ephblog.com\/2008\/11\/05\/recommended-reading\/\" target=\"_blank\">fellow Williams alum,<\/a> who blogged about the column <a href=\"https:\/\/danieldrezner.com\/blog\/?p=4040#comment-59557\" target=\"_blank\">here.<\/a> Other contributors were <a href=\"https:\/\/housemirth.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">James Marcus<\/a>, the editor-at-large for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cjr.org\" target=\"_blank\">Columbia Journalism Review<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/tenured-radical.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Claire Potter<\/a>, a professor of history and American studies at Wesleyan University; and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/bn-review\/interview.asp?PID=21405\" target=\"_blank\">James Mustich<\/a>, editor of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/bn-review\/index.asp\" target=\"_blank\">The Barnes &amp; Noble Review<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And Christopher Hayes, who blogs for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Nation<\/a>, picked up this thread for his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/blogs\/jstreet?pid=382685\" target=\"_blank\">Capitolism<\/a> column.<br \/>\nFeel free to elaborate in the comments section, below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scott McLemee, who pens the Intellectual Affairs column for Inside Higher Ed, asked a few of us for a suggested reading list for the president-elect. 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