political

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Still, like any genre, political books have their tropes.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

Last month, Havana announced the release of 51 prisoners, with about two dozen freed so far, most of them political prisoners.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The United Nations has urged Burkina to reverse the decision to ban political parties and stop the repression of civic space.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Chris Lehane, the architect of OpenAI’s political messaging, had often described the approach as getting into “the room where it happens,” an apparent reference to the Broadway show “Hamilton.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

At the domestic level, then, Adams inherited a supercharged political atmosphere every bit as ominous and intractable as the tangle on the international scene.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis