Books I'm Reading: January 2024

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The Principled Politician: Governor Ralph Carr and the Fight against Japanese American Internment

"Libertarians, fiscal conservatives, and history buffs will sigh wistfully getting to know colorful and quotable Ralph Carr, Colorado's Governor from 1939 to 1943, rich with firsthand details of Colorado and the nation during this period in history...What Mr. Schrager's book succeeds at, most subtly and without artifice, is to force the reader to evaluate their own moral and political compass as we walk side-by-side with the Governor, opening the morning newspaper, reading the day's mail, wondering how to manage and lead in a world gone mad. It's a sobering and meaningful exercise, of benefit to all of us who cherish the promise in "We, the people..."

Source: Amazon description