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Will Generation X’s preference for technocratic governance create an opening for future authoritarianism?
Ugly Honest Grover Cleveland
Grover Cleveland went from law firm to the White House in three years–a new book on the former president explores the role of character in his meteoric rise.
Letting Silence Speak
Is it fair to excavate the real life details that underline a writer’s work? A new biography of W. G. Sebald reveals the writer’s many real-world inspirations.
Russia's Radical Right
On Ukraine, Russian hardliners are challenging Putin to take even more extreme measures. Can the Kremlin afford to ignore its radical right?
An Empty Treasury and a War To Fight
How did Lincoln finance the Union Army? A new book explores how a government banker funded the Civil War and remodeled America’s financial system.
Russia: The Burden of History
The deep historical roots of Putin's autocracy make it difficult to establish the kind of government in Russia that will live in peace with its neighbors.
Good Riddance to Crypto, or How Everything is Related to Everything Else
In his latest blog post, Francis Fukuyama looks at crypto wunderkind Sam Bankman-Fried and how monetary expansion has fueled the rise of cryptocurrencies.
EU à la Carte
To endure and thrive, the European Union needs less centralization, not more, argues Dalibor Roháč in his new book.
