WALT WHITMAN. POET OF DEMOCRACY—Hugh l’Anson Faussef—Yale ($3). This compact, brilliant critical biography is 1) an excellent life of Walt Whitman, 2) a just, if merciless, evaluation of him as poet, ...

The political landscape in the U.S. is fraught, to say the least. Often individuals feel that their actions won’t make much difference in the long run. Author Sam Daley-Harris says that many people ...

CONDITIONS OF PEACE—Edward Hallett Carr—Macmillan ($2.50). This book is an exciting and penetrating look at the causes and probable consequences of World War II. As such, it takes its place beside ...

Coleman and Lawson-Remer also offer broad policy recommendations for both new democracies and supportive outside governments and institutions. For example, they recommend that new democracies “adopt ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Marybeth Gasman writes about racism, philanthropy, HBCUs & faculty. As someone who writes about higher education, I read the book ...

WASHINGTON, USA - AUGUST 17: (L-R) Professor Halil Berktay, Burhanettin Duran, Kilic Kanat, Shadi Hamid, and Kadir Ustun attend in a panel called "The July 15 Failed Coup Attempt: Implications for U.S ...

Miss Luzerne County’s debut children’s book tells readers that they are never too young to have their voices heard in a democracy. Shakira Unique Jackson, a West Philadelphia native, seeks to increase ...

It is no secret that politics have gone digital. Most of us get at least some of our news about politics online, and many of us follow politicians on social media platforms. We may express our views ...

Books written by prominent Hong Kong democracy activists have started to disappear from the city's libraries, online records show, days after Beijing imposed a draconian national security law on the ...

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When she was campaigning in the 2024 Republican presidential primary, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley expressed a feeling shared by many people, including myself: “We got to ...

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla., Feb. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- As the United States approaches its 250th Birthday, and as children often navigate challenges such as test anxiety, GrantWatch announces the release ...