This Will Not Pass: Trump, Biden and the Battle for American Democracy
Written by Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns
Narrated by Dennis Boutsikaris
4.5/5
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About this audiobook
This is the authoritative, “deeply reported” (The Wall Street Journal) account of an eighteen-month crisis in American democracy that will be seared into the country’s political memory for decades to come. With stunning, in-the-room detail, New York Times reporters Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns show how both our political parties confronted a series of national traumas, including the coronavirus pandemic, the January 6 attack on the Capitol, and the political brinksmanship of President Biden’s first year in the White House.
From Donald Trump’s assault on the 2020 election and his ongoing campaign of vengeance against his fellow Republicans to the behind-the-scenes story of Biden’s selection of Kamala Harris as his running mate and his bitter struggles to unite the Democratic Party, this book exposes the degree to which the two-party system has been strained to the point of disintegration. More than at any time in recent history, the long-established traditions and institutions of American politics are under siege as a set of aging political leaders struggle to hold together the changing country.
Martin and Burns break news on most every page, drawing on hundreds of interviews and never-before-seen documents and recordings from the highest levels of government. This “masterful” (George Stephanopoulos) book asks the vitally important (and disturbing) question: can American democracy, as we know it, ever work again?
Jonathan Martin
Jonathan Martin is a writer, speaker, and dreamer currently living in Tulsa, OK, where he serves as Teaching Pastor at Sanctuary Church. He holds degrees from Gardner-Webb University, The Pentecostal Theological Seminary, and Duke Divinity School. He is the author of Prototype: What Happens When You Discover You’re More Like Jesus Than You Think? He is a product of the “Christ-haunted landscape” of the American South, sweaty revivals, and hip-hop. Years before a life of church planting, writing, and preaching, his claim to fame was getting his Aquaman, Robin, and Wonder Woman action figures saved, sanctified, and filled with the Holy Ghost at an early age. He loves to talk about the beauty of God, what an extraordinary thing it is to be called God’s beloved, and finding new ways to be human.
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Reviews for This Will Not Pass
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The authors did not sugarcoat either Trump or Biden. Both political parties received tons of criticism. It makes me wonder when real leaders will emerge.?
It appears that most of the current leaders are too old and probably are tired4 people found this helpful
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I read several very good reviews of this book before listening to it. Having finished it I am somewhat confused about what the big deal is here. It reads much like a replay of the news since 2020 with a lot of background quotes and citations that you wouldn’t come across in the newspaper but none of which amounts to any kind of revelation or deep insight. Then again I’ve been following these events pretty closely. Perhaps for those who followed it a little less closely it might serve as a thorough review of the very unfortunate trends in US politics since the 2020 election. Still I can only recommend it with some reservations as I feel that it was hyped by newspapers like the guardian others that reviewed it.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Informative and well written. Great job untangling the web in which we have ourselves Narration was great.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Seems well balanced. Recent history of the US political situation.
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- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Got through 3 chapters. NOT well balanced AT ALL. Completely from the NYT of 2020 and beyond, completely “progressive” far-left stitching of a continued narrative.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The depth and breadth of reporting in this book is incredible. Well worth the time.
- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Nothing more than a review of Twitter headlines, not actual facts. Save yourself time and disappointment and just search Twitter from 2020 to 2022 and you get that this is just a political opinion piece.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great book! What a lovely read for anyone interested in US politics.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great read. Book was well written and brings all viewpoints to ponder. Thanks to