Hackish campaign memoirs shouldn’t indict the entire genre—there are truly excellent books written about power from the inside.

New memoirs by leaders like Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi have pulled back the curtain on not only powerful women’s political perspectives but also ...

There are two types of political memoirs. In the first, former politicians or ministers refight old battles to justify their past actions. The second involves honest reflection and at times self ...