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Dissent: The Radicalization of the Republican Party and Its Capture of the Court

Dissent: The Radicalization of the Republican Party and Its Capture of the Court

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  • Author：Jackie Calmes
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Summary

Featuring new interviews with his accusers and overlooked evidence of his deceptions， a deeply reported account of the life and confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh， set against the conservative movement's capture of the courts。

In DISSENT， award-winning investigative journalist Jackie Calmes brings readers closer to the truth of who Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh is， where he came from， and how he and the Republican party at large managed to secure one of the highest seats of power in the land。

Kavanaugh's rise to the justice who solidified conservative control of the supreme court is a story of personal achievement， but also a larger， political tale: of the Republican Party's movement over four decades toward the far right， and its parallel campaign to dominate the government's judicial branch as well as the other two。

And Kavanaugh uniquely personifies this history。 Fourteen years before reaching the Supreme Court， during a three-year fight for a seat on the D。C。 Circuit Court of Appeals， Democratic Senator Dick Durbin would say to Kavanaugh， "It seems that you are the Zelig or Forrest Gump of Republican politics。 You show up at every scene of the crime。"

Featuring revelatory new reporting and exclusive interviews， DISSENT is a harrowing look into the highest echelons of political power in the United States， and a captivating survey of the people who will do anything to have it。

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Reviews

Susan Tunis ，

This is not the first book that I've read about the current Supreme Court， or about the Kavanaugh confirmation。 But those earlier books were crash published instabooks。 While still looking at very recent history， Dissent has allowed a bit of time to pass and consequently has a more panoramic view of events。And I'll cut to the chase。。。 I thought this book was fantastic， from start to finish。 I paid so much attention to these events while they were happening。 I've read multiple books on the subjec This is not the first book that I've read about the current Supreme Court， or about the Kavanaugh confirmation。 But those earlier books were crash published instabooks。 While still looking at very recent history， Dissent has allowed a bit of time to pass and consequently has a more panoramic view of events。And I'll cut to the chase。。。 I thought this book was fantastic， from start to finish。 I paid so much attention to these events while they were happening。 I've read multiple books on the subject since then。 But still， there were things reported in these pages that I'm hearing for the first time。 I'm sure I'm not alone in that， as there was a concerted effort to cover up so much during these hearings。 Ms。 Calmed does an excellent job of laying it all out。 The confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh was a travesty。 One that was abetted by many people in positions of power。 For all the good it does us， I'm glad it's been so thoroughly documented。Finally， while the Kavanaugh confirmation is the spine of this book， it's looking at the whole Court， many other confirmation battles， our divided politics， and other big picture issues adjacent。 Despite extensive reading on this subject， I never felt bored。 Nothing felt like a rehash。 Highly recommended！ 。。。more

Mary Brown ，

This book is well researched and told in an engaging way。 The author shows that the present conservative Supreme Court has been 40 years in the making。 The focus on Brett Kavanaugh is chilling and damning。 Her final words on Mitch McConnell， Trump and the Republican party with their threat on democracy are frightening but insightful。

John Spiller ，

Closer to 3。5 stars。 Although the ostensible purpose of this book is to explore how the far-right wing of the Republican Party has exerted increasing control over the judicial branch， Calmes spends an inordinate amount of time on Brett Kavanaugh， and in particular， the machinations behind his confirmation to the United States Supreme Court。 Had Calmes focused on Kavanaugh alone， we would have been a worthy companion to "Strange Justice" by Jane Mayer， the exploration of the Clarence Thomas confi Closer to 3。5 stars。 Although the ostensible purpose of this book is to explore how the far-right wing of the Republican Party has exerted increasing control over the judicial branch， Calmes spends an inordinate amount of time on Brett Kavanaugh， and in particular， the machinations behind his confirmation to the United States Supreme Court。 Had Calmes focused on Kavanaugh alone， we would have been a worthy companion to "Strange Justice" by Jane Mayer， the exploration of the Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings。 I understand Calmes' conceit that Kavanaugh represents the right-ward and politicized shift in the Republican judiciary， but that still does not explain her outsized focus on the minutiae of the Kavanaugh confirmation。 Maybe she had so much good material that it seemed a shame to waste it。 It was apparent that Calmes had better access to the source material from those aligned with Kavanaugh's accusers， which also tended to color her narrative。 Calmes does makes a fairly compelling case that Kavanaugh lied repeatedly not only during his confirmation hearing to the Supreme Court， but also during earlier confirmation hearings when he was appointed to a district court bench。 。。。more

Anthony Caruso ，

What is there to say about Jackie Calmes' book， "Dissent: The Radicalization of the Republican Party and Its Capture of the Courts"？ I think there are a few things of note worth mentioning:1。 Regardless of whether or not you're a politico and a history buff like myself， there's plenty of information here that was previously unknown to me。 Within the pages of this book， Calmes deftly tells a harrowing， oftentimes depressing tale of how Republicans have lied， cheated， and relied on both propaganda What is there to say about Jackie Calmes' book， "Dissent: The Radicalization of the Republican Party and Its Capture of the Courts"？ I think there are a few things of note worth mentioning:1。 Regardless of whether or not you're a politico and a history buff like myself， there's plenty of information here that was previously unknown to me。 Within the pages of this book， Calmes deftly tells a harrowing， oftentimes depressing tale of how Republicans have lied， cheated， and relied on both propaganda and fascist methods to hold the American government hostage and hijack both the Federal Courts and the Supreme Court。 Calmes also weaves a counter-narrative which is quite disheartening and depressing about Democrats' inability to fight back against this takeover， despite their well-meaning intentions - both because their voters have， historically， never been as invested in the courts， and also because they tend to play by the rules despite being up against cheaters， and don't have the infrastructure in place to nominate pure activists to lifetime positions at a clip that's as quick as the Republicans are when they're in charge。2。 Within the pages of this book， Calmes also tells the story of Brett Kavanagh - from boyhood through his confirmation to a lifetime appointment on the Supreme Court - in addition to the stories of the women who have accused him of sexual assault， Christine Blasey Ford and Deborah Ramirez。 And while Calmes sticks to the facts and the book clearly comes down on the side of the women who were attacked by Kavanagh， and against the Republicans who forced the sexual predator onto the Supreme Court despite the country's wishes， it speaks to the quality of her writing that she writes the man in such a way that he comes across as three-dimensional and well-rounded， and not just an out-and-out villain。 3。 This book should come with a Trigger Warning。 As a straight， white man， it was hard enough to live through Kavanagh's contentious， off the rails， and sham confirmation hearings; I can't imagine what it must have felt like for women， people of color， or the LGBTQ+ community。 Well， reading this book brought all of those feelings rushing back in waves。 At times， I became physically nauseated， angry， and depressed all at once reading through all of this recent history again， and how Republicans forced Kavanagh onto this country against our will like he forced himself onto women throughout the years。All in all， Jackie Calmes' novel is a well-written， comprehensive， informative， and compelling draft of history which will be studied in school and universities one day by students learning about the hostile takeover of the courts by a truly anti-Democratic political party who don't give two shits about the people that they govern。 I highly recommend it， especially if you're curious about how we ended up in such a partisan， divisive place - both in our country overall， but especially when it comes to its courts。 。。。more

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