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Books
Book reviews and essays from the Washington Monthly on the new books shaping debates over politics, policy, history, and American democracy.
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Late Corporatism
Picture, if you will, a baby alligator. Big round eyes, little scaly snout, row upon row of adorable miniature baby teeth—don’t you just want to take it home, cuddle it, feed it live prey while watching nature documentaries on the couch? No? Okay, fine, but bear with me. That precious little creature—it’s not an alligator. […]
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Struggles of the Modern Male
We have to turn around the often-dismal outlook for men while securing progress for women.
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Patrick Leahy’s Long and Winding Road
At 83, the Vermonter is retiring after 48 years in the U.S. Senate, and in his new memoir, he somehow finds hope for the chamber—and the country.
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Ten Days of Grace
A former White House speechwriter remembers a critical period that shaped the Obama presidency.
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Trumpism Before Trump
How a small group of reactionaries hijacked the Republican Party—decades before the 2016 election.
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How to Get From Bravery to Victory
A former war correspondent sees the civil rights movement as a kind of military campaign—and helps us envision how to win the current war for democracy.
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The Democrats’ Rural Problem
The party can’t prevail unless it gets its rural numbers up, but the problem is more complex than the authors of a new book allow.
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Cognitive Dissonance in America’s Dairy Land
Wisconsin farmers admire and depend on their undocumented Mexican laborers—and still vote for Trump.
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How Mitch McConnell Made the Senate Even Worse
Republican power grabs and hyper partisanship are just part of his grim reign as Senate Republican Leader.
