I enjoyed discussing “Reagan: His Life and Legend” with fellow biographer John Farrell. Hope you enjoy listening to it. Thanks to Biographers International for having me on the podcast! biographersinternational.org/news/podcast/p…

Russia has a history of downing passenger planes — and covering it up. “Only by making #Russia pay a high price for its violations of international law can the West dissuade #Putin from further aggression” writes ⁦Max Boot 🇺🇦🇺🇸.⁩ washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/…

Such accidents happen in wartime everywhere. But when civilized nations commit such offenses, they apologize and make reparations. They don’t refuse to admit what they did or try to blame someone else for their actions. bit.ly/40aUmjN

The cover of “Reagan: His Life and Legend” has one small addition near the top.

This is another argument for even stricter sanctions on the Russian economy and even more support for Ukraine. Only by making Russia pay a high price for its violations of international law can the West dissuade Putin from further aggression. bit.ly/40aUmjN

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Russia has a history of downing passenger planes — and covering it up, @maxboot writes. wapo.st/41TjtJu

Opinion by Max Boot: The track record tells you what Moscow’s word is worth on the crash of Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243. wapo.st/3VYQPCN

“This is another argument, if any were needed, for even stricter sanctions on the Russian economy and even more support for Ukraine in resisting Russian aggression.” Max Boot 🇺🇦🇺🇸 wapo.st/3ZTLs95

Just finished the Max Boot 🇺🇦🇺🇸 biography of Reagan; it's superb. No wonder it's making the lists of best books of '24. Much recommended.

Thank you Nick!

Russia is suspected in a wide range of indirect attacks in Europe, including cutting undersea cables, Max Boot 🇺🇦🇺🇸 writes. wapo.st/3BGoryx

Russia remains the preeminent practitioner of hybrid warfare, writes Max Boot 🇺🇦🇺🇸. How should the West respond? washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/…

To repel Russian attacks, the West must take action that is “sufficiently devastating to make Russian eyes water and deter future misbehavior.” Eitvydas Bajarūnas Max Boot 🇺🇦🇺🇸 buff.ly/4a4SOLI

Biden’s U.S. Steel move blots his far-from-stainless trade record, Max Boot 🇺🇦🇺🇸 writes. wapo.st/3W6c9q5

By blocking the U.S. Steel deal, Joe Biden showed he’s a Donald Trump mini-me on protectionism, Max Boot 🇺🇦🇺🇸 writes. wapo.st/42lXhYL

If you have a Christmas Amazon gift card burning a hole in your pocket, might I recommend “Ronald Reagan: His Life and Legend”.... At 880 pages, the book looks intimidating. But Boot is a skillful writer and I flew through the book in a couple of weeks. georgepyle.substack.com/p/in-which-we-…

“Five of the Best Presidential Biographies.” Honored to have economist ❚ ❚.com recommend my Reagan book alongside other presidential biographies by Robert Caro, David McCullough, Doris Kearns Goodwin and David Remnick—all writers I greatly admire. economist.com/culture/2025/0…