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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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The Price of a Lost Russia: A Correspondent’s Eulogy
More than three decades after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the promise of a democratic Russia has given way to something much darker—and far more durable.
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Are You There, Judy?
Even as she showed deep empathy for young girls, Judy Blume remained a mystery to herself.
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Frappuccino Socialists
A generation of college graduates landed in low-wage jobs. Their frustration is reshaping the labor movement—and dividing the working class.
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Who Killed Roe v. Wade?
The decades-long plot against abortion rights had many fathers, who were largely lost to history until now.
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Alan Dershowitz: Trump Can Serve a Third Term
The famous author and law professor argues that the president isn’t prevented from serving a third term. This former Dershowitz admirer begs to differ.
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Where Left and Right Both Go Wrong on Crime
The most promising ways to make America’s streets safer unsettle ideologues on both sides. Maybe that’s why we aren’t pursuing them.
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Tucker Carlson’s Long, Strange Trip
From bow-tied neocon to flannel-clad conspiracist, a once-talented writer becomes a promulgator of MAGA bilge.
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Honoring the Best of Nonfiction Book Reviewing
The Monthly’s Annual Kukula Award Returns.
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Before the Revolution
The young Bernie Sanders was an oddball and a perennial candidate. But even then, he saw a reality other politicians ignored.
