https://www.amazon.com/Grand-Canyon-Sale-Private-Interests/dp/0520291476 One third of all the land in America is public. Protected? Well, that’s another question altogether. In his book, ‘Grand Canyon For Sale’, Stephen Nash makes a compelling case that it is less so than we might suspect or want. As his fulsome description of the beauty, majesty and awe inspiring sweep of this …
https://www.amazon.com/Fault-Lines-History-United-States/dp/0393088669 You do get the feeling that America’s coming apart, don’t you? In political terms, we either talk past each other or, in this period, don’t talk to each other at all. So, how did we get here and is there any way to repair the divide? Julian Zelizer, our guest on this podcast and …
https://www.amazon.com/Most-Dangerous-Branch-Supreme-Constitution/dp/1524759902 Can you imagine telling many of the nine justices on the U.S. Supreme Court that you were interviewing them for a book that was focused on their overreach on many issues that should be resolved by the people’s representatives and not these unelected, lifetime appointees? David Kaplan, author of ‘The Most Dangerous Branch’, did …
https://www.amazon.com/Dying-Paycheck-Management-Employee-Performance/dp/0062800922 Is your job making you sick? There seems to be an epidemic of bad practices in the modern American workplace that, quite literally, may be killing people. And don’t think you have to be a coal miner or work on an oil rig in the middle of the Atlantic to find those conditions. Through …
https://www.rstreet.org/team/joel-nitzkin/ While smoking is at an all time low in America, many are concerned that nicotine addiction through vaping and e-cigarettes may provide a gateway for a new generation of puffers. Dr. Joel Nitzkin is a strong advocate for tobacco harm reduction and a Senior Fellow for tobacco policy at the R Street Institute and …
https://www.amazon.com/Gutenberg-Google-History-Our-Future/dp/0815735324 We hear it all the time. The disruption of this digital age is the greatest in history. And, perhaps, we take comfort in knowing that the obstacles we face are not of our own making. Tom Wheeler, of the Brookings Institution, and former Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, argues through the lens of …
https://www.amazon.com/White-Working-Class-Overcoming-Cluelessness/dp/1633693783 Americans may have thought that we discarded a class system when we threw a tea party in Boston many years back. If we did, Joan Williams is here to report–it’s back. And much of it revolves around the fact that our self image as a country with a large and growing middle class, with …
https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300232752/responsible-parties Was America really ever supposed to have parties, or factions, as some called them at the founding of the republic? Yale political scientist, Ian Shapiro, first answers that question as a predicate to making the case that what our democracy really needs are stronger parties, primarily with more cohesion in Congress. Parties are designed …
http://drelainageorge.com/ The United States of Fast Food might be an apt description of our culture. And it’s now verifiable. The Centers for Disease Control study reveals a startling statistic: 40% of Americans eat fast food every day. Really? Come to think about it, if we add processed foods and quickie meals made at home, it …
https://www.amazon.com/Can-Governments-Earn-Our-Trust/dp/1509522468 The numbers are startling. Our faith in government was once very strong. It, and many other institutions, have fallen sharply in our estimation, if you believe the numbers. Or, just ask a friend. How did we get to this place where we have such disdain for the institution meant to maintain ‘the common good’ …