Books
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California Crackup
How Reform Broke the Golden State and How We Can Fix It
Joe Mathews Mark PaulIs California beyond repair? A sizable number of Golden State citizens have concluded that it is. Incessant budget crises plus a government paralyz... -
The Icarus Syndrome
A History of American Hubris
In The Icarus Syndrome, Peter Beinart tells a tale as old as the Greeks -- a story about the seductions of success. Beinart describes Washington on... -
The Evolution of God
In The Evolution of God, award-winning and bestselling author Robert Wright takes us on a sweeping journey through history, unveiling a discovery o... -
The Hawk and the Dove
Paul Nitze, George Kennan, and the History of the Cold War
Nicholas ThompsonOnly two Americans held positions of great influence throughout the Cold War; ironically, they were the chief advocates for the opposing strategies... -
The House at the End of the Road
The Story of Three Generations of an Interracial Family in the American South
W. Ralph EubanksIn 1914, in defiance of his middle-class landowning family, a young white man named James Morgan Richardson married a light-skinned black woman nam... -
To Live or to Perish Forever
Two Tumultuous Years in Pakistan
Nicholas SchmidleIn To Live or to Perish Forever Nicholas Schmidle takes readers to Pakistan's rioting streets, to Taliban camps in the North-West Frontier Province... -
A Tolerable Anarchy
Rebels, Reactionaries, and the Making of American Freedom
Jedediah PurdyFreedom is at the heart of the American identity, shaping both personal lives and political values. The ideal of authoring one's own life has inspi... -
Grand New Party
How Republicans Can Win the Working Class and Save the American Dream
Reihan Salam Ross Douthat (Atlantic Monthly)Grand New Party lays bare the failures of the conservative revolution and presents a detailed blueprint for building the next Republican majority. ... -
The Second World
Empires and Influence in the New Global Order
Parag KhannaGrand explanations of how to understand the complex twenty-first-century world have all fallen short -- until now. In The Second World, Parag Khann... -
The True Patriot
Eric LiuIt’s been hijacked by the right and abandoned by the left, but the principles of true patriotism -- country above self, responsible stewardship, eq... -
Mongrels, Bastards, Orphans, and Vagabonds
Mexican Immigration and the Future of Race in America
Wide-ranging and provocative, Mongrels, Bastards, Orphans, and Vagabonds offers an unprecedented account of the long-term cultural and political in... -
Overtreated
Why Too Much Medicine is Making Us Sicker and Poorer
Is a CT scan always necessary after your child suffers a bump on the head? Should you think twice before undergoing surgery for lower back pain? Ar... -
Best Care Anywhere
Why VA Health Care is Better Than Yours
The long-maligned Veterans Health Administration has become the highest-quality healthcare provider in the United States. This encouraging change n... -
Oil on the Brain
Adventures from the Pump to the Pipeline
Lisa MargonelliOil on the Brain is a smart, surprisingly funny account of the oil industry -- the people, economies, and pipelines that bring us petroleum, brilli...