Get Smart: Our Summer Reading Roundup
Here are some of our editors’ and reviewers’ top picks so far this year for policy and political nonfiction.
Books
admin Fauci Agonistes: It’s Time to End the Republican Witch Hunt
The right danced a jig of joy over Dr. Anthony Fauci’s invoking the Fifth Amendment...
The Case for the DNC’s Ken Martin. Really.
Martin is being excoriated, but he’s taking on the consultant class, building a strong grassroots operation, and raising tons of…
How Left Will Democrats Go In 2028? That Depends on 2026
As Democratic primary voters are moving left, the success of progressive candidates in 2026 may determine how far Democrats go…
The Doctor Shortage Is Here—and Getting Worse
America should start treating its physician workforce as the strategic national asset it is before it’s too late.
Businesses Should Step Up to Defend Democracy
The business community’s silence could accelerate America’s slide into autocracy, warns the founder of the business coalition Leadership Now.
A Better Celebration of America at 250
The new Lincoln Memorial Undercroft museum enshrines America’s highest ideals, however unrealized.
An American’s Unrequited Love for Iran
Historian Richard Nelson Frye devoted his life to Iran and asked to be buried in Isfahan. Hard-liners denied his final…
The Quiet Redesign of the Bachelor’s Degree
As millions hold some credit but no bachelor’s, lines between community college, high schools, and four-year institutions are blurring.
Evan Barker’s Magical Mystery Tour
Evan Barker offers a revealing critique of progressives but fails to explain how disillusionment with Democrats led her to vote…