Biography
The Last Honest Man: The CIA, the FBI, the Mafia, and the Kennedys--And One Senator's Fight to Save Democracy
2023·467 pages
Pulitzer winner James Risen chronicles Senator Frank Church’s battle to expose CIA and FBI abuses and defend American democracy.
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Pulitzer winner James Risen chronicles Senator Frank Church’s battle to expose CIA and FBI abuses and defend American democracy.
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Longlisted for the PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography In this "gripping . . . spectacular piece of reporting" (Ken Burns), a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist examines Senator Frank Church, the man at the center of numerous investigations into the abuses of power within the American government. For decades now, America's national security state has grown ever bigger, ever more secretive and powerful, and ever more abusive. Only once did someone manage to p...
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will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Brief historical mentions of political figures' extramarital affairs
Violence & gore
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CIA assassination plots, witness murders, and mafia violence discussed
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Substance use
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Historical accounts of CIA drug experiments and mind-control programs
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic elements present
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content present
Political content
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Core focus on intelligence abuses, democracy, and unchecked government power
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Recurring accounts of surveillance, assassination plots, and power abuses
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