Items tagged ‘Political-History’
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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... -
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 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...