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Books like Building a New American State

Buddhism
by Damien Keown • 1996
Buddhism has no god, no bible, no pope. What holds its many traditions together?
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📖 Introductory Buddhism☸️ Buddhist Philosophy🛕 Theravada Buddhism🪷 Mahayana Buddhism🧘 Meditation Practice
Buddhism Summary
Buddhism 94%
Buddhism has no god, no bible, no pope. What holds its many traditions together?
by Damien Keown 1996
3.74
3k+ ratings
📖 Introductory Buddhism☸️ Buddhist Philosophy🛕 Theravada Buddhism🪷 Mahayana Buddhism🧘 Meditation Practice
The Storm Before the Calm
by George Friedman • 2020
Every eighty years America's government breaks; every fifty, its economy. Now both arrive at once.
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🏛️ American Political History🔄 Cyclical History🌪️ Crisis And Renewal👥 Demographic Shifts💾 Technology And Society
The Storm Before the Calm Summary
The Storm Before the Calm 94%
Every eighty years America's government breaks; every fifty, its economy. Now both arrive at once.
by George Friedman 2020
4.05
3k+ ratings
🏛️ American Political History🔄 Cyclical History🌪️ Crisis And Renewal👥 Demographic Shifts💾 Technology And Society
The Anti-Oligarchy Constitution
by Joseph Fishkin • 2022
A lost constitutional tradition: preventing oligarchy as the government's first duty.
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40
🏦 Political Economy📜 Constitutional History⚖️ Economic Justice🛠️ Labor History🌾 Populism
The Anti-Oligarchy Constitution Summary
The Anti-Oligarchy Constitution 94%
A lost constitutional tradition: preventing oligarchy as the government's first duty.
by Joseph Fishkin 2022
4.10
40 ratings
🏦 Political Economy📜 Constitutional History⚖️ Economic Justice🛠️ Labor History🌾 Populism
The Politics Industry
by Katherine M. Gehl • 2020
Two parties rigged the political market. One election redesign can open it.
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706
🗳️ Electoral Reform🏛️ Political Duopoly📊 Ranked Choice Voting🔓 Gridlock Solutions🇺🇸 American Democracy
The Politics Industry Summary
The Politics Industry 94%
Two parties rigged the political market. One election redesign can open it.
by Katherine M. Gehl 2020
4.30
706 ratings
🗳️ Electoral Reform🏛️ Political Duopoly📊 Ranked Choice Voting🔓 Gridlock Solutions🇺🇸 American Democracy
The Project
by David A. Graham • 2025
A manual for capturing the state: gut the civil service, politicize the DOJ, and nullify Congress.
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2k+
🏛️ Presidential Power✝️ Christian Nationalism🐘 American Conservatism📋 Administrative State🗳️ State Capture
The Project Summary
The Project 93%
A manual for capturing the state: gut the civil service, politicize the DOJ, and nullify Congress.
by David A. Graham 2025
4.02
2k+ ratings
🏛️ Presidential Power✝️ Christian Nationalism🐘 American Conservatism📋 Administrative State🗳️ State Capture
The Upswing
by Robert D. Putnam • 2020
America swings between "we" and "me" eras. The pivot decade was the 1960s.
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2k+
📈 Economic History🏛️ Political Polarization🏘️ Civic Decline💰 Income Inequality🤝 Social Capital
The Upswing Summary
The Upswing 93%
America swings between "we" and "me" eras. The pivot decade was the 1960s.
by Robert D. Putnam 2020
3.94
2k+ ratings
📈 Economic History🏛️ Political Polarization🏘️ Civic Decline💰 Income Inequality🤝 Social Capital
End Times
by Peter Turchin • 2023
Ten millennia of data point to two conditions for state collapse. America now meets both.
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3k+
📊 Quantitative History💥 Political Instability👑 Elite Theory✊ Revolution Theory🏚️ State Collapse
End Times Summary
End Times 93%
Ten millennia of data point to two conditions for state collapse. America now meets both.
by Peter Turchin 2023
4.06
3k+ ratings
📊 Quantitative History💥 Political Instability👑 Elite Theory✊ Revolution Theory🏚️ State Collapse
Republic, Lost
by Lawrence Lessig • 2011
America's government answers to funders, not voters. The corruption is legal, and it's by design.
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💰 Money In Politics🗳️ Election Reform🔗 Systemic Corruption🏛️ Democratic Reform🏢 Dysfunctional Congress
Republic, Lost Summary
Republic, Lost 93%
America's government answers to funders, not voters. The corruption is legal, and it's by design.
by Lawrence Lessig 2011
4.18
3k+ ratings
💰 Money In Politics🗳️ Election Reform🔗 Systemic Corruption🏛️ Democratic Reform🏢 Dysfunctional Congress
What You Should Know About Politics . . . But Don't
by Jessamyn Conrad • 2008
What every voter should know about the issues, explained without the partisan spin.
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🦅 American Politics📋 Public Policy📚 Civic Education⚡ Political Polarization🔥 Culture Wars
What You Should Know About Politics . . . But Don't Summary
What You Should Know About Politics . . . But Don't 93%
What every voter should know about the issues, explained without the partisan spin.
by Jessamyn Conrad 2008
3.94
2k+ ratings
🦅 American Politics📋 Public Policy📚 Civic Education⚡ Political Polarization🔥 Culture Wars
The Great Divergence
by Kenneth Pomeranz • 2000
Europe's industrial breakthrough wasn't its own genius. It took colonial land and underground coal.
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📚 Comparative History🏭 Industrial Revolution🏫 California School⛓️ Colonial Resources⚔️ State Competition
The Great Divergence Summary
The Great Divergence 93%
Europe's industrial breakthrough wasn't its own genius. It took colonial land and underground coal.
by Kenneth Pomeranz 2000
3.68
1k+ ratings
📚 Comparative History🏭 Industrial Revolution🏫 California School⛓️ Colonial Resources⚔️ State Competition
No Democracy Lasts Forever
by Erwin Chemerinsky • 2024
The document Americans revere was built to thwart popular rule. Now it is breaking the country.
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337
🏛️ Constitutional Law🇺🇸 American Politics📉 Democratic Decline🗳️ Electoral Reform⚠️ Constitutional Crisis
No Democracy Lasts Forever Summary
No Democracy Lasts Forever 93%
The document Americans revere was built to thwart popular rule. Now it is breaking the country.
by Erwin Chemerinsky 2024
3.93
337 ratings
🏛️ Constitutional Law🇺🇸 American Politics📉 Democratic Decline🗳️ Electoral Reform⚠️ Constitutional Crisis
The Two Percent Solution
by Matt Miller • 2003
America's biggest domestic problems cost two percent of GDP to fix. That's the whole argument.
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🏛️ Domestic Policy🏥 Healthcare Reform📚 Education Reform💰 Campaign Finance🤝 Bipartisan Solutions
The Two Percent Solution Summary
The Two Percent Solution 93%
America's biggest domestic problems cost two percent of GDP to fix. That's the whole argument.
by Matt Miller 2003
3.98
89 ratings
🏛️ Domestic Policy🏥 Healthcare Reform📚 Education Reform💰 Campaign Finance🤝 Bipartisan Solutions
How the South Won the Civil War
by Heather Cox Richardson • 2020
Southern oligarchy lost the war but won the West, rebranding as cowboy individualism.
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🇺🇸 American Political History🏛️ Oligarchy Studies🐎 Frontier Mythology⛓️ Racial Hierarchy🗳️ Voter Suppression
How the South Won the Civil War Summary
How the South Won the Civil War 93%
Southern oligarchy lost the war but won the West, rebranding as cowboy individualism.
by Heather Cox Richardson 2020
4.31
5k+ ratings
🇺🇸 American Political History🏛️ Oligarchy Studies🐎 Frontier Mythology⛓️ Racial Hierarchy🗳️ Voter Suppression
The Case for Trump
by Victor Davis Hanson • 2019
Trump was the symptom of an establishment that had failed its own voters for decades.
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🔨 Populist Movements⚡ Political Polarization🏛️ Administrative State🏭 Economic Nationalism🏚️ Deindustrialization
The Case for Trump Summary
The Case for Trump 93%
Trump was the symptom of an establishment that had failed its own voters for decades.
by Victor Davis Hanson 2019
4.21
2k+ ratings
🔨 Populist Movements⚡ Political Polarization🏛️ Administrative State🏭 Economic Nationalism🏚️ Deindustrialization
Results
by Charlie Baker • 2022
A governor's playbook for fixing bureaucracy: capable people, honest data, relentless execution.
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🏛️ Public Administration🔧 Government Reform⚙️ Execution📊 Data-Driven Decisions🚨 Crisis Management
Results Summary
Results 93%
A governor's playbook for fixing bureaucracy: capable people, honest data, relentless execution.
by Charlie Baker 2022
3.80
89 ratings
🏛️ Public Administration🔧 Government Reform⚙️ Execution📊 Data-Driven Decisions🚨 Crisis Management
The Price of Civilization
by Jeffrey D. Sachs • 2010
What broke the American economy wasn't policy. It was a moral collapse at the top.
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🏛️ Political Economy📉 American Decline🗽 Civic Decline🏢 Corporate Influence⚖️ Economic Inequality
The Price of Civilization Summary
The Price of Civilization 93%
What broke the American economy wasn't policy. It was a moral collapse at the top.
by Jeffrey D. Sachs 2010
3.84
2k+ ratings
🏛️ Political Economy📉 American Decline🗽 Civic Decline🏢 Corporate Influence⚖️ Economic Inequality
Notes on Resistance
by Noam Chomsky • 2022
Four crises are converging. The institutions that caused them are now blocking every fix.
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🌍 Us Foreign Policy🏛️ American Politics✊ Political Resistance🌱 Grassroots Organizing📰 Media Criticism
Notes on Resistance Summary
Notes on Resistance 93%
Four crises are converging. The institutions that caused them are now blocking every fix.
by Noam Chomsky 2022
4.30
405 ratings
🌍 Us Foreign Policy🏛️ American Politics✊ Political Resistance🌱 Grassroots Organizing📰 Media Criticism
Democracy and Social Ethics
by Jane Addams • 1902
Democracy is a social ethic requiring cross-class mixing and mutual understanding.
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🕰️ Progressive Era💡 American Pragmatism⚖️ Social Ethics🤝 Cross-Class Empathy🎗️ Philanthropy Reform
Democracy and Social Ethics Summary
Democracy and Social Ethics 92%
Democracy is a social ethic requiring cross-class mixing and mutual understanding.
by Jane Addams 1902
3.94
170 ratings
🕰️ Progressive Era💡 American Pragmatism⚖️ Social Ethics🤝 Cross-Class Empathy🎗️ Philanthropy Reform
A Patriot's History of the United States
by Larry Schweikart • 2004
The conservative reply to Zinn: America's record, from Columbus to 9/11, earns its patriotism.
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🇺🇸 American Exceptionalism🦅 Patriotic History📈 Economic History📜 Founding Era⚖️ Limited Government
A Patriot's History of the United States Summary
A Patriot's History of the United States 92%
The conservative reply to Zinn: America's record, from Columbus to 9/11, earns its patriotism.
by Larry Schweikart 2004
4.11
4k+ ratings
🇺🇸 American Exceptionalism🦅 Patriotic History📈 Economic History📜 Founding Era⚖️ Limited Government
The Power and Independence of the Federal Reserve
by Peter Conti-Brown • 2016
The Fed wasn't born independent: three political remakings built it, each driven by personality.
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🏦 Central Banking📉 Monetary Policy🗳️ Political Economy🏛️ Institutional Governance📋 Bureaucratic Politics
The Power and Independence of the Federal Reserve Summary
The Power and Independence of the Federal Reserve 92%
The Fed wasn't born independent: three political remakings built it, each driven by personality.
by Peter Conti-Brown 2016
4.21
137 ratings
🏦 Central Banking📉 Monetary Policy🗳️ Political Economy🏛️ Institutional Governance📋 Bureaucratic Politics
Life Without Lawyers
by Philip K. Howard • 2009
America didn't add too many laws. Law itself became the mindset, and common sense lost.
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⚖️ Legal Reform📋 Tort Reform🏛️ Bureaucratic Dysfunction🛡️ Liability Culture🗽 Classical Liberalism
Life Without Lawyers Summary
Life Without Lawyers 92%
America didn't add too many laws. Law itself became the mindset, and common sense lost.
by Philip K. Howard 2009
3.65
176 ratings
⚖️ Legal Reform📋 Tort Reform🏛️ Bureaucratic Dysfunction🛡️ Liability Culture🗽 Classical Liberalism
On Power
by Robert A. Caro • 2017
How one man built a financial empire inside the government and became untouchable.
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1k+
🏙️ Urban Planning🏛️ Political Power🗳️ Machine Politics🏚️ Displacement🏢 Public Authorities
On Power Summary
On Power 92%
How one man built a financial empire inside the government and became untouchable.
by Robert A. Caro 2017
3.95
1k+ ratings
🏙️ Urban Planning🏛️ Political Power🗳️ Machine Politics🏚️ Displacement🏢 Public Authorities
Thinking like an Economist
by Elizabeth Popp Berman • 2022
How efficiency-driven economics took over US policy, even from liberals, and what it left behind.
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📜 Economic Policy History🌐 Neoliberalism⚖️ Cost-Benefit Analysis🏛️ Law And Economics💰 Market Fundamentalism
Thinking like an Economist Summary
Thinking like an Economist 92%
How efficiency-driven economics took over US policy, even from liberals, and what it left behind.
by Elizabeth Popp Berman 2022
3.93
213 ratings
📜 Economic Policy History🌐 Neoliberalism⚖️ Cost-Benefit Analysis🏛️ Law And Economics💰 Market Fundamentalism
The Dying Citizen
by Victor Davis Hanson • 2021
The four forces dismantling American citizenship are one crisis, each speeding the others.
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🗽 American Citizenship🏴 National Identity📉 Middle Class Decline🏢 Bureaucratic State🎭 Identity Politics Critique
The Dying Citizen Summary
The Dying Citizen 92%
The four forces dismantling American citizenship are one crisis, each speeding the others.
by Victor Davis Hanson 2021
4.35
2k+ ratings
🗽 American Citizenship🏴 National Identity📉 Middle Class Decline🏢 Bureaucratic State🎭 Identity Politics Critique
The Age of Abundance
by Brink Lindsey • 2007
Postwar abundance split America into two rival faiths; their deadlock still defines us.
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🇺🇸 Postwar America💰 Mass Affluence✌️ Counterculture⛪ Evangelical Politics🏛️ Political Realignment
The Age of Abundance Summary
The Age of Abundance 92%
Postwar abundance split America into two rival faiths; their deadlock still defines us.
by Brink Lindsey 2007
3.51
134 ratings
🇺🇸 Postwar America💰 Mass Affluence✌️ Counterculture⛪ Evangelical Politics🏛️ Political Realignment
Broken Government
by John W. Dean • 2007
Nixon's White House counsel reveals how Republicans broke Congress, the presidency, and the courts.
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331
🏛️ Separation Of Powers⚠️ Executive Overreach🔒 Partisan Gridlock⚖️ Judicial Politics📜 Constitutional Erosion
Broken Government Summary
Broken Government 92%
Nixon's White House counsel reveals how Republicans broke Congress, the presidency, and the courts.
by John W. Dean 2007
4.06
331 ratings
🏛️ Separation Of Powers⚠️ Executive Overreach🔒 Partisan Gridlock⚖️ Judicial Politics📜 Constitutional Erosion
The Case for Colonialism
by Bruce Gilley • 2023
Start new colonies from scratch. The controversial solution to a century of post-colonial disaster.
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📚 Revisionist History🏗️ State Building👑 Imperial History🌍 Post-Colonial States⏳ Modernization Theory
The Case for Colonialism Summary
The Case for Colonialism 92%
Start new colonies from scratch. The controversial solution to a century of post-colonial disaster.
by Bruce Gilley 2023
4.32
191 ratings
📚 Revisionist History🏗️ State Building👑 Imperial History🌍 Post-Colonial States⏳ Modernization Theory
The Price of Greatness
by Jay Cost • 2018
The Constitution's coauthors split over its purpose. That rift still produces American oligarchy.
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🔔 Founding Era📜 Constitutional Debates💰 Hamiltonian Economics⚖️ Madisonian Democracy🐍 Political Corruption
The Price of Greatness Summary
The Price of Greatness 92%
The Constitution's coauthors split over its purpose. That rift still produces American oligarchy.
by Jay Cost 2018
3.71
245 ratings
🔔 Founding Era📜 Constitutional Debates💰 Hamiltonian Economics⚖️ Madisonian Democracy🐍 Political Corruption
The Conscience of a Liberal
by Paul Krugman • 2007
Extreme inequality didn't just happen: a political movement used race to dismantle the middle class.
3.97
6k+
📊 Income Inequality🏛️ Political Economy🗳️ Racial Politics🏥 Universal Healthcare🛡️ Welfare State Politics
The Conscience of a Liberal Summary
The Conscience of a Liberal 92%
Extreme inequality didn't just happen: a political movement used race to dismantle the middle class.
by Paul Krugman 2007
3.97
6k+ ratings
📊 Income Inequality🏛️ Political Economy🗳️ Racial Politics🏥 Universal Healthcare🛡️ Welfare State Politics
The Republic for Which It Stands
by Richard White • 2017
America rebuilt itself after 1865 into something no one voted for. A history of broken promises.
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2k+
🏛️ Reconstruction Era💰 Gilded Age🔨 Labor History🌳 Environmental History⚖️ Jim Crow Origins
The Republic for Which It Stands Summary
The Republic for Which It Stands 92%
America rebuilt itself after 1865 into something no one voted for. A history of broken promises.
by Richard White 2017
4.16
2k+ ratings
🏛️ Reconstruction Era💰 Gilded Age🔨 Labor History🌳 Environmental History⚖️ Jim Crow Origins
The Age of Entitlement
by Christopher Caldwell • 2020
Civil rights built a rival constitution. Debt papered over the conflict. Now the bill is due.
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2k+
⚖️ Civil Rights Law🇺🇸 Postwar America🏛️ Constitutional Crisis🎓 Political Correctness🏰 Elite Capture
The Age of Entitlement Summary
The Age of Entitlement 92%
Civil rights built a rival constitution. Debt papered over the conflict. Now the bill is due.
by Christopher Caldwell 2020
4.04
2k+ ratings
⚖️ Civil Rights Law🇺🇸 Postwar America🏛️ Constitutional Crisis🎓 Political Correctness🏰 Elite Capture
The Handover
by David Runciman • 2023
Three inhuman agents run the world: states, corporations, and now AI. We have to pick one.
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🏛️ Political Theory🏢 Corporate Power🤖 Ai Governance👥 Institutional Power🧠 Group Decision Making
The Handover Summary
The Handover 92%
Three inhuman agents run the world: states, corporations, and now AI. We have to pick one.
by David Runciman 2023
3.71
234 ratings
🏛️ Political Theory🏢 Corporate Power🤖 Ai Governance👥 Institutional Power🧠 Group Decision Making
Common Sense
by Joel Greenblatt • 2020
The same incentive logic that picks stocks can fix schools, wages, and banks.
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276
🏛️ Economic Policy📚 Education Reform💡 Market-Based Solutions🪢 Social Safety Net🏦 Banking Reform
Common Sense Summary
Common Sense 92%
The same incentive logic that picks stocks can fix schools, wages, and banks.
by Joel Greenblatt 2020
3.65
276 ratings
🏛️ Economic Policy📚 Education Reform💡 Market-Based Solutions🪢 Social Safety Net🏦 Banking Reform
Abraham Lincoln, Philosopher Statesman
by Joseph R. Fornieri • 2013
Lincoln's secret: he wrestled with eternal principles before he ever grasped for power.
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6
🏛️ Statesmanship⚔️ Civil War Era🦉 Practical Wisdom⚖️ Moral Leadership🗣️ Rhetoric And Persuasion
Abraham Lincoln, Philosopher Statesman Summary
Abraham Lincoln, Philosopher Statesman 92%
Lincoln's secret: he wrestled with eternal principles before he ever grasped for power.
by Joseph R. Fornieri 2013
4.67
6 ratings
🏛️ Statesmanship⚔️ Civil War Era🦉 Practical Wisdom⚖️ Moral Leadership🗣️ Rhetoric And Persuasion
The Origins of Woke
by Richard Hanania • 2023
Wokeness is a legal compliance regime, not a cultural shift. Here is the repeal roadmap.
3.71
282
🧑‍⚖️ Civil Rights Law🏛️ Political History🐙 Institutional Capture📋 Affirmative Action🏢 Corporate Compliance
The Origins of Woke Summary
The Origins of Woke 92%
Wokeness is a legal compliance regime, not a cultural shift. Here is the repeal roadmap.
by Richard Hanania 2023
3.71
282 ratings
🧑‍⚖️ Civil Rights Law🏛️ Political History🐙 Institutional Capture📋 Affirmative Action🏢 Corporate Compliance
Power to the Public
by Tara Dawson McGuinness • 2021
Government services fail because they skip users. The fix: design with people, real data, iterate.
3.98
320
🏛️ Civic Technology📜 Government Reform🧑‍💻 Human-Centered Design📈 Evidence-Based Policy💻 Digital Transformation
Power to the Public Summary
Power to the Public 92%
Government services fail because they skip users. The fix: design with people, real data, iterate.
by Tara Dawson McGuinness 2021
3.98
320 ratings
🏛️ Civic Technology📜 Government Reform🧑‍💻 Human-Centered Design📈 Evidence-Based Policy💻 Digital Transformation
A Simple Government
by Mike Huckabee • 2011
A former governor's plan for a government that does less, costs less, and meddles less.
3.73
302
🐘 American Conservatism🏛️ Federalism💰 Fiscal Conservatism🧾 Tax Reform👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Social Conservatism
A Simple Government Summary
A Simple Government 92%
A former governor's plan for a government that does less, costs less, and meddles less.
by Mike Huckabee 2011
3.73
302 ratings
🐘 American Conservatism🏛️ Federalism💰 Fiscal Conservatism🧾 Tax Reform👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Social Conservatism
Trump’s Triumph
by Newt Gingrich • 2025
Why Trump won bigger than ever, and the policy blitz his allies have waiting.
4.15
162
🎯 Campaign Strategy🇺🇸 American Conservatism🏛️ Government Reform🛂 Immigration Policy💼 Economic Nationalism
Trump’s Triumph Summary
Trump’s Triumph 92%
Why Trump won bigger than ever, and the policy blitz his allies have waiting.
by Newt Gingrich 2025
4.15
162 ratings
🎯 Campaign Strategy🇺🇸 American Conservatism🏛️ Government Reform🛂 Immigration Policy💼 Economic Nationalism
Un-Trumping America
by Dan Pfeiffer • 2020
The GOP was built for Trump long before he came down the escalator.
4.20
3k+
🗳️ Democratic Reform🗳️ Voting Rights📺 Media Strategy💰 Campaign Finance🔧 Labor Unions
Un-Trumping America Summary
Un-Trumping America 92%
The GOP was built for Trump long before he came down the escalator.
by Dan Pfeiffer 2020
4.20
3k+ ratings
🗳️ Democratic Reform🗳️ Voting Rights📺 Media Strategy💰 Campaign Finance🔧 Labor Unions
The Crisis of the Old Order 1919-33
by Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. • 1957
An aristocrat's reluctant turn toward populism, set against the crash of an economic order.
4.19
455
🇺🇸 Presidential Biography🗽 Interwar America🌱 Political Origins🌊 Progressive Era🏛️ Aristocratic Legacy
The Crisis of the Old Order 1919-33 Summary
The Crisis of the Old Order 1919-33 92%
An aristocrat's reluctant turn toward populism, set against the crash of an economic order.
by Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. 1957
4.19
455 ratings
🇺🇸 Presidential Biography🗽 Interwar America🌱 Political Origins🌊 Progressive Era🏛️ Aristocratic Legacy
Tyranny of the Minority
by Steven Levitsky • 2023
The party fewer voters chose governs, and the rulebook was written to let them.
4.39
4k+
🗳️ Electoral Reform📉 Democratic Backsliding🚫 Voter Suppression🗺️ Gerrymandering🌐 Comparative Politics
Tyranny of the Minority Summary
Tyranny of the Minority 92%
The party fewer voters chose governs, and the rulebook was written to let them.
by Steven Levitsky 2023
4.39
4k+ ratings
🗳️ Electoral Reform📉 Democratic Backsliding🚫 Voter Suppression🗺️ Gerrymandering🌐 Comparative Politics
The Big Change
by Frederick Lewis Allen • 1952
America went from farmers to superpower in fifty years: the metamorphosis that reshaped its soul.
3.95
243
📖 American History🕰️ Early 20th Century🔄 Economic Transformation📈 Social Mobility🏢 Corporate America
The Big Change Summary
The Big Change 92%
America went from farmers to superpower in fifty years: the metamorphosis that reshaped its soul.
by Frederick Lewis Allen 1952
3.95
243 ratings
📖 American History🕰️ Early 20th Century🔄 Economic Transformation📈 Social Mobility🏢 Corporate America
Giving Up Is Unforgivable
by Joyce Vance • 2025
Spotting the slow dismantling of democracy, and the citizen playbook for stopping it.
4.27
2k+
🏛️ American Democracy⚠️ Authoritarianism⚖️ Rule Of Law🗳️ Voting Rights📰 Media Literacy
Giving Up Is Unforgivable Summary
Giving Up Is Unforgivable 92%
Spotting the slow dismantling of democracy, and the citizen playbook for stopping it.
by Joyce Vance 2025
4.27
2k+ ratings
🏛️ American Democracy⚠️ Authoritarianism⚖️ Rule Of Law🗳️ Voting Rights📰 Media Literacy
On Fascism
by Matthew C. Macwilliams • 2020
Forty percent of Americans carry latent authoritarianism, waiting for fear to flip the switch.
3.96
738
🏛️ American Politics📏 Authoritarian Personality😨 Fear-Based Politics🏚️ Democratic Erosion⚖️ Civil Liberties
On Fascism Summary
On Fascism 92%
Forty percent of Americans carry latent authoritarianism, waiting for fear to flip the switch.
by Matthew C. Macwilliams 2020
3.96
738 ratings
🏛️ American Politics📏 Authoritarian Personality😨 Fear-Based Politics🏚️ Democratic Erosion⚖️ Civil Liberties
How Democracies Die
by Steven Levitsky • 2018
Coups are relics. The new authoritarian wins the election first, then slowly silences the referees.
4.16
33k+
🏛️ Democratic Backsliding🌐 Comparative Politics⚡ Political Polarization📜 Constitutional Norms⚖️ Checks And Balances
How Democracies Die Summary
How Democracies Die 92%
Coups are relics. The new authoritarian wins the election first, then slowly silences the referees.
by Steven Levitsky 2018
4.16
33k+ ratings
🏛️ Democratic Backsliding🌐 Comparative Politics⚡ Political Polarization📜 Constitutional Norms⚖️ Checks And Balances
The Origins of Political Order
by Francis Fukuyama • 2011
China built a modern state eighteen centuries before Europe. That gap reshapes political history.
4.18
10k+
🏛️ Comparative Politics🧱 State Formation🦍 Evolutionary Anthropology📉 Institutional Decay👪 Kinship And Politics
The Origins of Political Order Summary
The Origins of Political Order 92%
China built a modern state eighteen centuries before Europe. That gap reshapes political history.
by Francis Fukuyama 2011
4.18
10k+ ratings
🏛️ Comparative Politics🧱 State Formation🦍 Evolutionary Anthropology📉 Institutional Decay👪 Kinship And Politics
These Truths
by Jill Lepore • 2018
American politics is a 500-year argument over who counts as a person and whose truth prevails.
4.40
14k+
🇺🇸 American Paradox📜 National Founding Myths🔍 Truth In Politics📰 Media And Democracy⛓️ Slavery And Freedom
These Truths Summary
These Truths 92%
American politics is a 500-year argument over who counts as a person and whose truth prevails.
by Jill Lepore 2018
4.40
14k+ ratings
🇺🇸 American Paradox📜 National Founding Myths🔍 Truth In Politics📰 Media And Democracy⛓️ Slavery And Freedom
When They Call You a Terrorist
by Patrisse Khan-Cullors • 2018
Reagan built a movement. Each successor broke a promise. Trump ran on the shattered trust.
4.49
26k+
🐘 Conservative Populism🌐 Anti-Globalism🗳️ Party Realignment🦅 Neoconservatism☕ Tea Party Movement
When They Call You a Terrorist Summary
When They Call You a Terrorist 92%
Reagan built a movement. Each successor broke a promise. Trump ran on the shattered trust.
by Patrisse Khan-Cullors 2018
4.49
26k+ ratings
🐘 Conservative Populism🌐 Anti-Globalism🗳️ Party Realignment🦅 Neoconservatism☕ Tea Party Movement
The Common Good
by Robert B. Reich • 2018
America had a deal: we owe each other something. Four decades of self-interest undid it.
4.11
3k+
🇺🇸 American Politics🤝 Social Trust🏦 Money In Politics💰 Income Inequality💼 Corporate Ethics
The Common Good Summary
The Common Good 92%
America had a deal: we owe each other something. Four decades of self-interest undid it.
by Robert B. Reich 2018
4.11
3k+ ratings
🇺🇸 American Politics🤝 Social Trust🏦 Money In Politics💰 Income Inequality💼 Corporate Ethics
The Fifth Risk
by Michael Lewis • 2018
Why a $40,000 health clinic in rural America reveals a government most Americans never see.
4.09
48k+
🔬 Science Policy🇺🇸 Trump Administration📊 Open Data🌀 Risk Management🌎 Rural America
The Fifth Risk Summary
The Fifth Risk 92%
Why a $40,000 health clinic in rural America reveals a government most Americans never see.
by Michael Lewis 2018
4.09
48k+ ratings
🔬 Science Policy🇺🇸 Trump Administration📊 Open Data🌀 Risk Management🌎 Rural America
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