The Rowan County Democratic Party’s book club, Blue Wave Bookworms, has announced the new book for the September discussion will be Vindman’s “The Folly of Realism.” The discussion is on Tuesday, Sept. 30th, from 1:30 – 3:00 pm. All are welcome and if you have not read the book you are still invited to attend and listen.

The Folly of Realism, How the West Deceived Itself about Russia and Betrayed Ukraine – A review from Mar 11, 2025 – NPR’s Book of the Day

More than three years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Alexander Vindman is out with a new book on U.S.-Ukraine relations. Vindman, who was born in Ukraine, is the retired Army lieutenant colonel who testified against President Trump in the 2019 impeachment hearings. In his new book, The Folly of Realism, Vindman argues that the United States has taken an incorrect position towards Russia and Ukraine since the collapse of the Soviet Union, a period spanning six American presidential administrations. In today’s episode, he joins NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly for a conversation that touches on what Vindman calls the Trump administration’s “Russia First” policy, the case for investing in Ukraine and Taiwan, and when the conflict in Ukraine might end.

Listen to the entire interview here: https://youtu.be/fGiCbZcZ66w?si=igpWQwGuen7rBmA6

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