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10 books to read after the election

Election season is finally almost over. Now it's time to actually tackle America's problems. Here are 10 books that offer context.

5. 'Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power,' Rachel Maddow

In "Drift," Maddow shows how the end of the Vietnam War 鈥 and the abolition of the draft 鈥 created a polity that is disconnected from its military and the battles it鈥檚 fighting. This means there is little political participation in setting war policy in the country. Maddow thinks this leads to callous perpetual war and a creeping security state that undermines democracy. 

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