Max Boot charts his journey through—and out of—the conservative intellectual movement.
Books
Book reviews and essays from the Washington Monthly on the new books shaping debates over politics, policy, history, and American democracy.
Posted inBooks, Magazine, Main, November/December 2018
Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Long Fight for Equality
As an advocate and a judge, she has used ingenuity, tenacity, and strategic brilliance to attack the legal foundations of discrimination in America.
Posted inMagazine
How Capitalism Lost Its Way
The modern American economy is not just unfair. It’s ruining our democracy.
Posted inBooks, Magazine, November/December 2018
Only More Democracy Can Save Democracy
To counter the threat of authoritarianism, the left must focus on expanding voting rights.
Posted inBooks, Magazine, November/December 2018
How Whips Make Congress Work
If laws are like sausages—unpleasant to watch being made—then party whips are their indispensible chefs.
Posted inBooks, Featured
The Perils of Palace Intrigue
When the White House is overcovered, the rest of the executive branch gets neglected.
Posted inBooks, Magazine, September/October 2018
Republicans vs. Democracy
Why the war on minority voting rights is about to get even worse.
Posted inBooks, Magazine, September/October 2018
Do You Know Why You Pulled Me Over?
Investigatory traffic stops are pointless and discriminatory. Why do police still conduct them?
Posted inBooks, Magazine, September/October 2018
China’s Risky Play for Global Power
A colossal infrastructure investment program could make Beijing a lot of friends around the world—or a lot of enemies.
Posted inBooks, Magazine, September/October 2018
Giving Us the Business
How hidden fees bleed the middle class dry.
