Jon Ward

Aug 15, 2024 | jonward.substack.com | Jon Ward

This is my second post on Neil Postman’s book Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business. The first post on why I’m re-reading it is here. In July, I went through Aurelian Craiutu’s Why Not Moderation?: Letters to Young RadicalsIn June, I went through Yuval Levin's American CovenantIn May, I went through Taylor Branch’s At Canaan’s EdgeInApril, I went through John Inazu's book Learning to Disagree. In March, I went through Mustafa Suleyman’sThe Coming Wave.

Jun 6, 2024 | jonward.substack.com | Jon Ward

This is my first post on Yuval Levin’s new book "American Covenant: How the Constitution Unified Our Nation -- And Could Again,” which is out June 11. In May, I went through Taylor Branch’s At Canaan’s EdgeIn April, I went through John Inazu's book Learning to Disagree. In March, I went through Mustafa Suleyman’sThe Coming Wave. In February, I went through Nick Troiano’s The Primary Solution. In January, I went through Michael Wear’s The Spirit of Our Politics. The book of the month schedule is here.

Jun 6, 2024 | jonward.substack.com | Jon Ward

This is my first post on Yuval Levin’s new book "American Covenant: How the Constitution Unified Our Nation -- And Could Again,” which is out June 11. In May, I went through Taylor Branch’s At Canaan’s EdgeIn April, I went through John Inazu's book Learning to Disagree. In March, I went through Mustafa Suleyman’sThe Coming Wave. In February, I went through Nick Troiano’s The Primary Solution. In January, I went through Michael Wear’s The Spirit of Our Politics. The book of the month schedule is here.

May 1, 2024 | jonward.substack.com | Jon Ward

This is my first post on At Canaan's Edge, Taylor Branch's book on Martin Luther King, Jr. and the civil rights movement. In April, I went through John Inazu's book Learning to Disagree. In March, I went through Mustafa Suleyman’sThe Coming Wave. In February, I went through Nick Troiano’s The Primary Solution. In January, I went through Michael Wear’s The Spirit of Our Politics. The book of the month schedule is here.

Feb 5, 2024 | podcasts.apple.com | Jon Ward

Break the system. That's what one New Hampshire voter, a 58-year old retired Army officer, said he wants the president to do, in an interview with Politico Magazine. It's only the most obvious example of many of us tend to do from time to time. We pretend, or actually believe, that politics is a form of magic. In other words, we think we can elect a person, or pass a law — as if we were waving a wand — and this will fix our problems.