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The Audacity of Hope
by Barack Obama • 2006
Two parties have turned Americans into enemies. One senator's argument that most of us are not.
3.84
170k+
The Audacity of Hope Summary
The Audacity of Hope 91%
Two parties have turned Americans into enemies. One senator's argument that most of us are not.
by Barack Obama 2006
3.84
170k+ ratings
Keeping the Republic
by Mitch Daniels • 2011
A governor's playbook for cutting debt and restoring self-reliance, minus the Washington fantasies.
4.02
252
Keeping the Republic Summary
Keeping the Republic 90%
A governor's playbook for cutting debt and restoring self-reliance, minus the Washington fantasies.
by Mitch Daniels 2011
4.02
252 ratings
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.
3.98
89
The Two Percent Solution Summary
The Two Percent Solution 90%
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
Polarized
by James E. Campbell • 2016
Forget the median voter. The base drives polarization. It started with the public in the 1960s.
3.70
23
Polarized Summary
Polarized 89%
Forget the median voter. The base drives polarization. It started with the public in the 1960s.
by James E. Campbell 2016
3.70
23 ratings
A More Perfect Constitution
by Larry J. Sabato • 2007
Twenty-three fixes for a rusty Constitution: bigger Congress, term limits, a state convention.
3.66
335
A More Perfect Constitution Summary
A More Perfect Constitution 89%
Twenty-three fixes for a rusty Constitution: bigger Congress, term limits, a state convention.
by Larry J. Sabato 2007
3.66
335 ratings
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
A Simple Government Summary
A Simple Government 89%
A former governor's plan for a government that does less, costs less, and meddles less.
by Mike Huckabee 2011
3.73
302 ratings
Political Philosophy
by Adam Swift • 2001
Democracy's trick: we accept losing because the game was fair, even if the result is wrong.
3.91
432
Political Philosophy Summary
Political Philosophy 89%
Democracy's trick: we accept losing because the game was fair, even if the result is wrong.
by Adam Swift 2001
3.91
432 ratings
Rise
by Brigitte Gabriel • 2018
Radical Islam and the left share one project: dismantling the West. A former refugee's battle plan.
4.31
100
Rise Summary
Rise 89%
Radical Islam and the left share one project: dismantling the West. A former refugee's battle plan.
by Brigitte Gabriel 2018
4.31
100 ratings
Chaotic Neutral
by Ed Burmila • 2022
Democrats swapped the working class for Wall Street. The collapse started with Bill Clinton.
4.43
194
Chaotic Neutral Summary
Chaotic Neutral 89%
Democrats swapped the working class for Wall Street. The collapse started with Bill Clinton.
by Ed Burmila 2022
4.43
194 ratings
Democracy When the People Are Thinking
by James S. Fishkin • 2018
Shallow views run democracy. When citizens deliberate, their priorities shift, and policy follows.
3.82
28
Democracy When the People Are Thinking Summary
Democracy When the People Are Thinking 89%
Shallow views run democracy. When citizens deliberate, their priorities shift, and policy follows.
by James S. Fishkin 2018
3.82
28 ratings
Politics
by Nick Clegg • 2016
Coalition with the Tories nearly destroyed his party. His case for why it was still right.
3.72
1k+
Politics Summary
Politics 89%
Coalition with the Tories nearly destroyed his party. His case for why it was still right.
by Nick Clegg 2016
3.72
1k+ ratings
Getting to Green
by Frederic C. Rich • 2016
No major environmental law has passed in 25 years. Here's why, and how to fix it.
4.02
106
Getting to Green Summary
Getting to Green 89%
No major environmental law has passed in 25 years. Here's why, and how to fix it.
by Frederic C. Rich 2016
4.02
106 ratings
Asymmetric Politics
by Matt Grossmann • 2016
Republicans push ideology. Democrats serve groups. The mismatch broke American politics.
4.13
114
Asymmetric Politics Summary
Asymmetric Politics 89%
Republicans push ideology. Democrats serve groups. The mismatch broke American politics.
by Matt Grossmann 2016
4.13
114 ratings
The Red and the Blue
by Steve Kornacki • 2018
The prosperous 1990s: two men broke American politics, and we are still living in the wreckage.
4.20
3k+
The Red and the Blue Summary
The Red and the Blue 89%
The prosperous 1990s: two men broke American politics, and we are still living in the wreckage.
by Steve Kornacki 2018
4.20
3k+ ratings
Breaking the Two-Party Doom Loop
by Lee Drutman • 2020
The two-party system is a democratic death trap. The only way out is to add more parties.
4.15
450
Breaking the Two-Party Doom Loop Summary
Breaking the Two-Party Doom Loop 89%
The two-party system is a democratic death trap. The only way out is to add more parties.
by Lee Drutman 2020
4.15
450 ratings
Defeating Big Government Socialism
by Newt Gingrich • 2022
Bureaucratic socialism hollowed out America; reclaiming it takes history, civility, a long fight.
4.19
288
Defeating Big Government Socialism Summary
Defeating Big Government Socialism 89%
Bureaucratic socialism hollowed out America; reclaiming it takes history, civility, a long fight.
by Newt Gingrich 2022
4.19
288 ratings
Conservatism
by Yoram Hazony • 2022
Nation, faith, and family: the pillars liberalism dismissed, and the only path out of its collapse.
4.29
304
Conservatism Summary
Conservatism 89%
Nation, faith, and family: the pillars liberalism dismissed, and the only path out of its collapse.
by Yoram Hazony 2022
4.29
304 ratings
The Truce
by Hunter Walker • 2024
Democrats won in 2020 but never settled their internal war. The reckoning still waits.
3.91
114
The Truce Summary
The Truce 89%
Democrats won in 2020 but never settled their internal war. The reckoning still waits.
by Hunter Walker 2024
3.91
114 ratings
The Little Book of Campaign Etiquette
by Stephen Hess • 1998
The unwritten rules campaigns and journalists keep breaking, and the case for writing them down.
1.00
1
The Little Book of Campaign Etiquette Summary
The Little Book of Campaign Etiquette 89%
The unwritten rules campaigns and journalists keep breaking, and the case for writing them down.
by Stephen Hess 1998
1.00
1 ratings
How Democratic Is the American Constitution?
by Robert A. Dahl • 2001
No other advanced democracy ever copied our Constitution. What they all saw that we do not.
3.69
760
How Democratic Is the American Constitution? Summary
How Democratic Is the American Constitution? 89%
No other advanced democracy ever copied our Constitution. What they all saw that we do not.
by Robert A. Dahl 2001
3.69
760 ratings
The Conservative Sensibility
by George F. Will • 2019
The Founders built a limited republic. Progressives turned it into an engine of expansion.
4.11
1k+
The Conservative Sensibility Summary
The Conservative Sensibility 89%
The Founders built a limited republic. Progressives turned it into an engine of expansion.
by George F. Will 2019
4.11
1k+ ratings
Unstable Majorities
by Morris P. Fiorina • 2017
Not a deeply polarized public. Sorted parties overreach, and the movable middle flips Congress.
4.07
74
Unstable Majorities Summary
Unstable Majorities 89%
Not a deeply polarized public. Sorted parties overreach, and the movable middle flips Congress.
by Morris P. Fiorina 2017
4.07
74 ratings
The Politics Industry
by Katherine M. Gehl • 2020
Two parties rigged the political market. One election redesign can open it.
4.30
706
The Politics Industry Summary
The Politics Industry 89%
Two parties rigged the political market. One election redesign can open it.
by Katherine M. Gehl 2020
4.30
706 ratings
Elogio de la duda
by Victoria Camps • 2016
Certainty is the enemy of democracy. Doubt is its immune system.
3.79
176
Elogio de la duda Summary
Elogio de la duda 89%
Certainty is the enemy of democracy. Doubt is its immune system.
by Victoria Camps 2016
3.79
176 ratings
The Thinkers
by E.J. Fagan • 2024
American polarization has a hidden engine: think tanks that supply each party with its own facts.
3.80
15
The Thinkers Summary
The Thinkers 89%
American polarization has a hidden engine: think tanks that supply each party with its own facts.
by E.J. Fagan 2024
3.80
15 ratings
Echo Chamber
by Kathleen Hall Jamieson • 2008
Three outlets, one ideology, and a shared strategy for keeping their audience inside the walls.
3.41
49
Echo Chamber Summary
Echo Chamber 89%
Three outlets, one ideology, and a shared strategy for keeping their audience inside the walls.
by Kathleen Hall Jamieson 2008
3.41
49 ratings
A Conflict of Visions
by Thomas Sowell • 1986
Two hidden assumptions about human nature explain every political fight.
4.31
5k+
A Conflict of Visions Summary
A Conflict of Visions 89%
Two hidden assumptions about human nature explain every political fight.
by Thomas Sowell 1986
4.31
5k+ ratings
Liberalism and Its Discontents
by Francis Fukuyama • 2022
Liberalism's enemies on left and right agree on one thing. Neither has a workable replacement.
3.90
3k+
Liberalism and Its Discontents Summary
Liberalism and Its Discontents 89%
Liberalism's enemies on left and right agree on one thing. Neither has a workable replacement.
by Francis Fukuyama 2022
3.90
3k+ ratings
Does American Democracy Still Work?
by Alan Wolfe • 2006
American democracy has morphed into a form that is democratic on paper but illiberal in practice.
3.57
21
Does American Democracy Still Work? Summary
Does American Democracy Still Work? 89%
American democracy has morphed into a form that is democratic on paper but illiberal in practice.
by Alan Wolfe 2006
3.57
21 ratings
The Tea Party and the Remaking of Republican Conservatism
by Theda Skocpol • 2011
Organized, fired up, and factually adrift: the Tea Party paradox that reshaped the GOP.
3.82
413
The Tea Party and the Remaking of Republican Conservatism Summary
The Tea Party and the Remaking of Republican Conservatism 89%
Organized, fired up, and factually adrift: the Tea Party paradox that reshaped the GOP.
by Theda Skocpol 2011
3.82
413 ratings
Conservatism
by Edmund Fawcett • 2020
Conservatism's two-century fight: resist liberal modernity or adapt? Neither side ever fully wins.
3.73
128
Conservatism Summary
Conservatism 89%
Conservatism's two-century fight: resist liberal modernity or adapt? Neither side ever fully wins.
by Edmund Fawcett 2020
3.73
128 ratings
The Bill of Obligations
by Richard N. Haass • 2023
Rights are half the contract. Democracy's survival depends on ten duties Americans have forgotten.
4.12
2k+
The Bill of Obligations Summary
The Bill of Obligations 89%
Rights are half the contract. Democracy's survival depends on ten duties Americans have forgotten.
by Richard N. Haass 2023
4.12
2k+ ratings
Democracy May Not Exist, but We'll Miss It When It's Gone
by Astra Taylor • 2019
Democracy is not broken. It is eight unresolvable tensions; the work is holding them together.
4.20
731
Democracy May Not Exist, but We'll Miss It When It's Gone Summary
Democracy May Not Exist, but We'll Miss It When It's Gone 89%
Democracy is not broken. It is eight unresolvable tensions; the work is holding them together.
by Astra Taylor 2019
4.20
731 ratings
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.
4.05
3k+
The Storm Before the Calm Summary
The Storm Before the Calm 89%
Every eighty years America's government breaks; every fifty, its economy. Now both arrive at once.
by George Friedman 2020
4.05
3k+ ratings
What I Saw at the Revolution
by Peggy Noonan • 1990
A Brooklyn speechwriter gives Reagan his voice, then finds power is hollow at the center.
3.91
852
What I Saw at the Revolution Summary
What I Saw at the Revolution 89%
A Brooklyn speechwriter gives Reagan his voice, then finds power is hollow at the center.
by Peggy Noonan 1990
3.91
852 ratings
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+
When They Call You a Terrorist Summary
When They Call You a Terrorist 88%
Reagan built a movement. Each successor broke a promise. Trump ran on the shattered trust.
by Patrisse Khan-Cullors 2018
4.49
26k+ ratings
I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening)
by Sarah Stewart Holland • 2019
A path to disagreeing about politics without destroying relationships.
4.07
5k+
I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening) Summary
I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening) 88%
A path to disagreeing about politics without destroying relationships.
by Sarah Stewart Holland 2019
4.07
5k+ ratings
Trump’s Triumph
by Newt Gingrich • 2025
Why Trump won bigger than ever, and the policy blitz his allies have waiting.
4.15
162
Trump’s Triumph Summary
Trump’s Triumph 88%
Why Trump won bigger than ever, and the policy blitz his allies have waiting.
by Newt Gingrich 2025
4.15
162 ratings
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.
3.94
2k+
What You Should Know About Politics . . . But Don't Summary
What You Should Know About Politics . . . But Don't 88%
What every voter should know about the issues, explained without the partisan spin.
by Jessamyn Conrad 2008
3.94
2k+ ratings
The Federalist Society
by Michael Avery • 2013
The conservative capture of the courts was built by law students, not politicians.
4.29
24
The Federalist Society Summary
The Federalist Society 88%
The conservative capture of the courts was built by law students, not politicians.
by Michael Avery 2013
4.29
24 ratings
The Right
by Matthew Continetti • 2022
From Harding to Trump: the century-long war between the Right's intellectuals and its populist base.
4.06
915
The Right Summary
The Right 88%
From Harding to Trump: the century-long war between the Right's intellectuals and its populist base.
by Matthew Continetti 2022
4.06
915 ratings
Against Democracy
by Jason Brennan • 2016
Voters are ignorant and participation corrupts them. The competent should rule instead.
3.68
1k+
Against Democracy Summary
Against Democracy 88%
Voters are ignorant and participation corrupts them. The competent should rule instead.
by Jason Brennan 2016
3.68
1k+ ratings
Liberty and Tyranny
by Mark R. Levin • 2004
The Constitution was not repealed, it was reinterpreted: the conservative case for reversal.
4.17
8k+
Liberty and Tyranny Summary
Liberty and Tyranny 88%
The Constitution was not repealed, it was reinterpreted: the conservative case for reversal.
by Mark R. Levin 2004
4.17
8k+ ratings
Republic, Lost
by Lawrence Lessig • 2011
America's government answers to funders, not voters. The corruption is legal, and it's by design.
4.18
3k+
Republic, Lost Summary
Republic, Lost 88%
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
The Dying Citizen
by Victor Davis Hanson • 2021
The four forces dismantling American citizenship are one crisis, each speeding the others.
4.35
2k+
The Dying Citizen Summary
The Dying Citizen 88%
The four forces dismantling American citizenship are one crisis, each speeding the others.
by Victor Davis Hanson 2021
4.35
2k+ ratings
How To Trump SJWs
by Manon Welles • 2016
Steal the left’s playbook: ridicule, pressure, personalization. Your counterstrike manual.
4.25
181
How To Trump SJWs Summary
How To Trump SJWs 88%
Steal the left’s playbook: ridicule, pressure, personalization. Your counterstrike manual.
by Manon Welles 2016
4.25
181 ratings
In the Ruins of Neoliberalism
by Wendy Brown • 2019
The right-wing populism unraveling democracy didn't defeat neoliberalism. It built it.
4.11
480
In the Ruins of Neoliberalism Summary
In the Ruins of Neoliberalism 88%
The right-wing populism unraveling democracy didn't defeat neoliberalism. It built it.
by Wendy Brown 2019
4.11
480 ratings
The Political Brain
by Drew Westen • 2007
Why facts and policy details lose elections: the emotional brain runs the voting booth.
4.05
2k+
The Political Brain Summary
The Political Brain 88%
Why facts and policy details lose elections: the emotional brain runs the voting booth.
by Drew Westen 2007
4.05
2k+ ratings
If We Can Keep It
by Michael Tomasky • 2019
Polarization is older than the republic; what broke is the GOP's turn into a movement.
3.96
181
If We Can Keep It Summary
If We Can Keep It 88%
Polarization is older than the republic; what broke is the GOP's turn into a movement.
by Michael Tomasky 2019
3.96
181 ratings
Culture War? The Myth of a Polarized America
by Morris P. Fiorina • 2004
Fifty years of polling data show a moderate public, sidelined by a polarized political class.
3.46
420
Culture War? The Myth of  a Polarized America Summary
Culture War? The Myth of a Polarized America 88%
Fifty years of polling data show a moderate public, sidelined by a polarized political class.
by Morris P. Fiorina 2004
3.46
420 ratings
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