Political reads

[Cadaverous Pallor]

I'm reading Millennial Makeover: MySpace, YouTube, and the Future of American Politics. I don't like the title so much, but the book is amazing. It's about the 4 generational cycle that has been happening in America since the Whig party folded and we moved to the 2 party system. Once the cycle is pointed out, it seems blatantly obvious. I find it really invigorating to know that we are up for some real change. I highly recommend the book.

I also just read Sarah Vowell's Assassination Vacation. These two tie together kind of nicely, as Vowell finds her own repeating patterns in history. She travels around to places made famous by the assassinated presidents, especially those we don't know much about.

Both of these books reminded me how much I love reading about American history, flavored with a bit of current politics.

Anyone else read anything with a political bent during this election season?