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Ideological division was once seen as the solution to America’s political gridlock. What went wrong?

The liberating disjointedness of Diane Williams’s very short stories

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A new book documents the legislative turmoil that led to the Civil War.

How Anthony Powell chronicled the curiously languid world of the English middle class

A new collection of far-sighted essays dissects the pathologies of the present moment.

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The history of strikes shows that, for lasting success, workers need to capture political power.

'The Witch Elm' uses traditional mystery devices to construct a gripping political narrative.

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A new book argues that America's forests and streams provide far more value than they cost to support.

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