Chris Lehmann

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Phil Christman has written a guide to surviving the random cruelty of American life.

A new book aims to recover the Constitution’s pivotal role in shaping claims of justice and equality.

Journalist Christopher Leonard’s new book, “The Lords of Easy Money,” follows the unintended consequences of quantitative easing.

The best reason to listen to Johnny Cash is his music, not his political opinions.

In his lifetime, Robert Welch toiled in the mocked and marginal fringe. Today his ideas are the mainstream of the American right.

Tim Mak’s new book, “Misfire,” traces the spectacularly bungled reign of Wayne LaPierre.

How the secular movement underestimated the endurance of religion.

When newspapers skimp on local coverage, who will hold lawmakers accountable?

The superrich gain most from a top-heavy economy. But it’s the class of meritocrats just beneath them who justify the system.

Why do we praise even the most futile efforts to meet opponents halfway?

A new book on Green Bank, West Virginia, falls into some of the worst tropes of writing about rural America.

After Trump’s election, Rorty’s prophecy of social collapse went viral. His final book is perhaps the clearest account of his political thinking.

Populism is the villain of Jan-Werner Müller’s new book. But a revitalized democracy needs to engage the people.

From “The Old Farmer’s Almanac” to “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People,” what do bestselling guides to self-improvement reveal about the United States?

Fearful of increasing participation, elites of the era attempted to rein in democracy.

“This Country,” a new memoir from the host of “Hardball,” speaks volumes about the state of political punditry.

From the Vietnam War to the present, how aggrieved men cast themselves as a discriminated-against minority

The heroes of Michael Lewis’s new book, “The Premonition,” are a band of intrepid policy entrepreneurs.

Elizabeth Catte’s new book traces a shameful history and its legacy today.

The weird therapeutic communion at the root of the Capitol riot.