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For centuries, anonymous insider accounts have chipped away at ruling regimes – and sometimes toppled them

  • Written by Rachel Carnell, Professor of English, Cleveland State University
Copies of Bob Woodward's 'Fear: Trump in the White House' are displayed for sale at a Costco in Virginia.AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais

Bob Woodward’s new book, “Fear: Trump in the White House,” seems to contain scant new information.

Like Michael Wolff’s “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House,” it...

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