Books by Linda J. Killian
Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Paine’s Lost Democratic Vision:
“A Republic If You Can Keep It”
Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Paine’s friendship and ideological connection is the untold story at the heart of the fight for American liberty and they fought for a more democratic system of government.
The Swing Vote:
The Untapped Power of Independents
An examination of the polarization and dysfunction of our political system from the perspective of Independent voters and describes their intense disappointment and frustration with American politics. The Swing Vote focuses on political leaders and voters in Colorado, Ohio, New Hampshire and Virginia and presents four demographic groups that illustrate who the swing voters are: NPR Republicans, America First Democrats, The Facebook Generation and Starbucks Moms and Dads.
The Freshmen:
What Happened to the Republican Revolution?
Praised by The New York Review of Books as a colorful, well-written and insightful analysis of what happened to the congressional Republican freshmen of 1994 who gave the GOP its House majority and made Newt Gingrich Speaker of the House. The Freshmen reveals the maneuvering and intrigues, the successes and failures of the historic 104th Republican Congress which changed American government forever and is considered a cult classic on Capitol Hill as well as the most thorough and revealing depiction of that historic period.