Executive orders
by Tom Clancy · first published 1996
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Political thriller, ninth in the Jack Ryan series. After a terrorist attack on the Capitol, Jack Ryan of the CIA unexpectedly becomes President of the United States and faces some unique challenges.
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…Menagerie and Other Stories - Ken Liu (enjoyed several of the short stories very much) 8. Revelation Space/Chasm City/Redemption Ark/Absolution Gap - Alastair Reynolds (love the series but it is long!) 9. Executive Orders - Tom Clancy (not my favorite Clancy book but still fun) 10. Rainbow Six - Tom Clancy (also not my favorite Clancy book, a little more fun than Executive Orders though) While waiting for the next Game…
on “Ask HN: Books you read in 2018?” ↗…dramatically. Courts tend to believe that the Privileges and Immunities Clause gives a constitutional right to travel between states. It would be a big hairy mess. In fiction, Tom Clancy explored it in Executive Orders.
on “How coronavirus spread from patient zero in Seattle” ↗> (for the life of me I can’t remember the name of the Tom Clancy book where Iran weaponizes Ebola) Executive Orders. IilIRC his last actual book.
on “EU experts to say nuclear power qualifies for green investment label: document” ↗Mostly off topic, but every time the subject of US taxes comes up I can't help but think about Tom Clancy's Executive Orders. (Spoiler coming) At the beginning of the book the entire US administration except Jack Ryan is killed in a terrorist attack, leaving him President and with the entire government to rebuild. Later in…
on “IRS tests free e-filing system that could compete with tax prep giants” ↗Same shelf Stephen King is Tom Clancy's "Executive Orders" (2nd from far left).
on “Rands: The Book Stalker” ↗