In his life and in his work, the filmmaker showed that insurgents only win when they sweat the small stuff.
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Posted inBooks, Magazine, September/October 2020
Repeal-Proofing the Biden Administration
As Democrats design their policy agenda, they must think about not just how to get new laws passed, but how to make them durable.Â
Posted inBooks, Magazine, September/October 2020
The Politics of Pretension
How the meritocracy bred smugness—and drove voters to Donald Trump.
Posted inBooks, Magazine, September/October 2020
Libertarians Took Control of This Small Town. It Didn’t End Well.
A new book shows the troubling consequences of Grafton, New Hampshire’s anti-government experiment.
Posted inBooks, July/August 2020, Magazine
How the GOP Built a Loyal Hispanic Base
For decades, Republicans used appointments and policies to win a reliable third of the Latino vote.Â
Posted inBooks, July/August 2020, Magazine
Humans Don’t Have a Monopoly on Culture
A new book explains how species pass skills and knowledge down generations—and what it means for conservation goals.
Posted inBooks, July/August 2020, Magazine
What Motivates the Republican Party?
The GOP seems wildly hypocritical and unprincipled, until you understand its guiding idea.
Posted inBooks, July/August 2020, Magazine
Capitalism’s Nine Lives
Predicting the end of the free market system is a mug’s game, but a bigger welfare state is a pretty sure bet.
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What Makes Today’s Dictators Different
They rely more on demagoguery than secret police—but they’re just as dangerous.
Posted inBooks, July/August 2020, Magazine
From Katrina to COVID-19: There Are Reasons Disasters Hurt the Poor the Most
A new book shows how policy choices have made some people more vulnerable than others.
