George Will is the author of The Conservative Sensibility.
Laila Lalami recommends
“Whatever happens during the Biden presidency, the Supreme Court will play a huge role in affirming or suppressing voting rights, reproductive rights, immigration, birthright, marriage equality, or environmental protection. In this book, Adam Cohen shows how Richard Nixon’s appointment of four judges to the Court of Justice embarked on a dangerous legal route that has consistently undermined the rights of the poor and disadvantaged in protecting businesses. Cohen’s clear work provides important context for why the President-elect and his party need to make the Court of Justice a central issue on their agenda. “
Laila Lalami is the author of “Conditional Citizens”.
Thomas Piketty recommends
“Gold and Freedom” by Nicolas Barreyre
“This is a fascinating book on the multidimensional nature of reconstruction politics. By navigating through these various dimensions, the Democratic Party managed to find its way from Civil War to the New Deal and beyond. One of the big questions today is whether the Democratic Party can regain the trust of socially disadvantaged voters regardless of their origin. The country has changed a lot since it was rebuilt, but lessons can still be learned from that time. “
Thomas Piketty is the author of Capital and Ideology.
Harriet A. Washington recommends
“To Fix the World” by Paul Farmer
“Amid furious cultural intolerance and a deadly poorly managed pandemic, Americans, particularly those of the same color, fall ill and die as they are put into service as ‘essential workers’ in environmental victim zones. The associated increase in civilianity and xenophobia of the pandemic has sparked open racial battles and caged children with a migrant background. What tremendous challenge does Joe Biden not face, and who can best advise the man who must lead us in repairing this broken nation?
“Perhaps the anthropologist, doctor, and politically savvy human rights leader who has long and successfully grappled with the specter of medical indifference, government mendacity, and indifference to the fate of marginalized ‘others’: Paul Farmer’s Anthology of Speeches offers shorter narratives that Suitable for a busy leader who exudes a moral philosophy, blueprint, case studies, and deep inspiration for the heart changes that must promote the American Atonement and national healing. “
