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Books
What It’s Really Like to Be a Presidential Speechwriter
Obama speechwriter David Litt pens a moving reflection on the mystery, magic, and mundanity of working in the White House.
Make Congress Great Again
Now more than ever, the country needs a resurgent Congress to counterbalance the president.
The Health Care Debate We’re Not Having
Two new books show how access to health care is only part of the problem.
What Your Country Should Do for You
A new, post-Clinton repudiation of the politics of personal responsibility, though elegant, may still not convince skeptical voters.
Identity Crisis
Liberalism needs a broader collective vision to break free of its captivity to the political interests of narrow groups.
What Would Donald Do?
How evangelical Christians got to the point where they could embrace a Hugh Hefner–like president.
The Constitutional Case for Equality
The founders assumed that America would always be a middle-class nation. That makes it particularly important to check the power of plutocrats today.
Russia’s Founding Father
A new, definitive biography of Mikhail Gorbachev tells the story of the man most responsible for ending the Cold War.
Why the Midwest Can’t Catch a Break
Beyond de-industrialization and consolidation, GOP politicians have dismantled the public infrastructure of the heartland.
