Where Does It Hurt?: An Entrepreneur's Guide to Fixing Health Care

Bush, Jonathan (Author), Baker, Stephen (With) (Get this book)
With the assistance of former BusinessWeek senior writer Baker, Bush, nephew of George H.W., offers an alternative to Obamacare based on his own experiences as CEO of athenahealth, Inc. Despite the author's family connections, this is by no means a vitriolic attack on the Affordable Care Act but rather an appraisal of why, in his opinion, it is not up to the necessary task of reforming the American health care system, since escalating costs (whether borne by individuals or government) are not sufficiently addressed. Likely to find its way onto the Republican platform but worthy of serious consideration on its own merits.--Kirkus

A Time to Attack: The Looming Iranian Nuclear Threat

Matthew Kroenig (Get this book)
Kroenig explains why we need to prepare to bomb Iran.This is no neoconservative cheerleading for another Middle East war; Kroenig knows that nobody has the stomach for that. As a former special adviser for Iranian affairs to the secretary of defense, however, he also fully understands the challenge that a militant Iran presents to American foreign policy goals worldwide, particularly the enforcement of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and, thus, the prevention of a nuclear arms race in the Middle East. If one accepts his premises-and not all analysts do-the logic of Kroenig's position is inexorable and the conclusion, as unavoidable as it is unwelcome.Aggressive title aside, this is a carefully argued call for action on a problem that is only going to get worse.--Kirkus

Border Insecurity: Why Big Money, Fences, and Drones Aren't Making Us Safer

Sylvia Longmire (Get this book)
Throwing big money at the border with Mexico to build fences and buy high-tech gizmos isn't the way to achieve security, argues the author of Cartel. Drawing on her extensive Air Force training in criminal investigations, counterintelligence and counterespionage, Longmire provides an insightful tour of both southern and northern borders and neighbors as she demolishes the case that illegal immigration is the United States' biggest security problem. A compelling narrative that brings clarity to a subject shrouded in prejudice and obfuscation.--Kirkus