Politics

Sedition

by Marcus Alexander Gadson; read by Terrence Kidd

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Since protestors ripped through the Capitol Building in 2021, the threat of constitutional crisis has loomed over our nation. The foundational tenets of American democracy seem to be endangered, and many citizens believe this danger is unprecedented in our history. But Americans have weathered many constitutional crises, often accompanied by the same violence and chaos experienced on January 6. However, these crises occurred on the state level. In Sedition, Marcus Alexander Gadson uncovers these episodes of civil unrest and examines how state governments handled them. Learn More

Secrets of the Killing State

by Corinna Barrett Lain; read by Elizabeth Miller

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In the popular imagination, lethal injection is a slight pinch and a swift nodding off to forever-sleep. It is performed by well-qualified medical professionals. It is regulated and carefully conducted. And it usually provides a "humane" death. In reality, however, not one of those things is true. Secrets of the Killing State pulls back the curtain on this clandestine punishment practice, presenting a view of lethal injection that states have worked hard to hide. Learn More

Undaunted Mind

by Kevin J. Hayes; read by Brandon Pollock

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In this gripping work, Benjamin Franklin is given a biography as rich and complex as his own intellectual life by master literary historian Kevin J. Hayes. Learn More

Beyond Proportionality

by Thane Rosenbaum; read by Thane Rosenbaum

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The latest book from the author of Saving Free Speech . . . from Itself. Learn More

Albert Einstein's "Why Socialism?"

by Albert Einstein; edited by John Bellamy Foster; read by Mike Cooper

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A contemporary look at Albert Einstein's classic call for socialism. Learn More

Superpower Britain

by Ashley Jackson and Andrew Stewart; read by Michael Langan

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History tells us that the Second World War broke Britain as a great power, diminishing its military strength, ruining its economy, and precipitating a striking wave of decolonization. Nationalists and new superpowers dominated the post-war landscape, and the country was on the slide. But no one knew this in 1945—the leading politicians, the top civil servants, and the most knowledgeable experts, all expected the British Empire to remain intact long into the future. How do we account for the difference between what it was thought would happen and the actual course of events? Learn More

Landing the Paris Climate Agreement

by Todd Stern; read by Michael Butler Murray

From the US lead negotiator on climate change, an inside account of the seven-year negotiation that culminated in the Paris Climate Agreement in 2015—and where the international climate effort needs to go from here. Learn More

The Painful Truth about Hunger in America

by Mariana Chilton; read by Kim Niemi

A radical and urgent new approach to how we can solve the problems of hunger and poverty in the US. Learn More

Muhammad

by Robert Spencer; read by Mike Chamberlain

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In his latest book, historian and Islamic scholar Robert Spencer shows that there is no agreement in the earliest Islamic sources about the most fundamental details of Muhammad's life. Learn More

More Than a Doll

by Jodi Bondi Norgaard; read by Sarah Beth Pfeifer

When Jodi Bondi Norgaard, an experienced entrepreneur, attempted to shake-up the toy industry with a sports doll that appeals to today's more athletic, adventurous girls, she came to realize the roadblocks to success weren't only reluctant toy buyers, but a patriarchal culture that perpetuates gender roles and sexism. More Than a Doll is about her mission to break gender stereotypes and challenge the status quo. Learn More

Dividing Lines

by Deborah N. Archer; read by Diana Blue

From an eminent legal scholar and the president of the ACLU, an essential account of how transportation infrastructure—from highways and roads to sidewalks and buses—became a means of protecting segregation and inequality after the fall of Jim Crow. Learn More

Free Exercise

by Chris Beneke; read by Graham Rowat

The latest book from the author of Beyond Toleration. Learn More

My Fellow Americans

by Yuvraj Singh and Ted Widmer; read by Danny Campbell

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Introduced by presidential historian Ted Widmer, this work offers both the original texts and insightful essays by leading historians on each of the presidential inaugural addresses—from George Washington to Joseph Biden. Learn More