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The Second Coming of the KKK
by Linda Gordon • 2017
The 1920s Klan was a mass movement run like a franchise. Its immigration victory is still law.
3.82
1k+
The Second Coming of the KKK Summary
The Second Coming of the KKK 91%
The 1920s Klan was a mass movement run like a franchise. Its immigration victory is still law.
by Linda Gordon 2017
3.82
1k+ ratings
Bloody Nasty People
by Daniel Trilling • 2012
The far right didn't storm the gates. Mainstream politicians opened them, one dog whistle at a time.
3.88
143
Bloody Nasty People Summary
Bloody Nasty People 91%
The far right didn't storm the gates. Mainstream politicians opened them, one dog whistle at a time.
by Daniel Trilling 2012
3.88
143 ratings
The Hate Next Door
by Matson Browning • 2023
An undercover cop infiltrates white supremacy. The scariest part: how ordinary it looks.
4.16
577
The Hate Next Door Summary
The Hate Next Door 91%
An undercover cop infiltrates white supremacy. The scariest part: how ordinary it looks.
by Matson Browning 2023
4.16
577 ratings
Bring the War Home
by Kathleen Belew • 2018
The Oklahoma City bombing was no lone-wolf act; it capped a paramilitary movement born of Vietnam.
4.21
3k+
Bring the War Home Summary
Bring the War Home 91%
The Oklahoma City bombing was no lone-wolf act; it capped a paramilitary movement born of Vietnam.
by Kathleen Belew 2018
4.21
3k+ ratings
Rebellion
by Robert Kagan • 2024
A 250-year rebellion against America's founding promise is closer to victory than ever.
4.39
664
Rebellion Summary
Rebellion 91%
A 250-year rebellion against America's founding promise is closer to victory than ever.
by Robert Kagan 2024
4.39
664 ratings
The Next American Nation
by Michael Lind • 1995
Three racial orders have governed America. The fourth has no use for race at all.
3.95
87
The Next American Nation Summary
The Next American Nation 91%
Three racial orders have governed America. The fourth has no use for race at all.
by Michael Lind 1995
3.95
87 ratings
The Myth of the Twentieth Century
by Alfred Rosenberg • 1930
Race as soul, blood as destiny: the 1930 manifesto that became Nazi ideology's core.
3.63
263
The Myth of the Twentieth Century Summary
The Myth of the Twentieth Century 90%
Race as soul, blood as destiny: the 1930 manifesto that became Nazi ideology's core.
by Alfred Rosenberg 1930
3.63
263 ratings
How Fascism Works
by Jason F. Stanley • 2018
A philosopher isolates ten political tactics that turn democratic citizens into hostile tribes.
4.25
17k+
How Fascism Works Summary
How Fascism Works 90%
A philosopher isolates ten political tactics that turn democratic citizens into hostile tribes.
by Jason F. Stanley 2018
4.25
17k+ ratings
White Borders
by Reece Jones • 2021
Immigration law was never about fairness. From the founding, its purpose was keeping America white.
4.20
140
White Borders Summary
White Borders 90%
Immigration law was never about fairness. From the founding, its purpose was keeping America white.
by Reece Jones 2021
4.20
140 ratings
The Flag and the Cross
by Philip S. Gorski • 2022
A centuries-old story of who America belongs to now threatens to end its democratic experiment.
4.19
2k+
The Flag and the Cross Summary
The Flag and the Cross 90%
A centuries-old story of who America belongs to now threatens to end its democratic experiment.
by Philip S. Gorski 2022
4.19
2k+ ratings
Taking America Back for God
by Andrew L. Whitehead • 2020
It wasn't faith that put Trump in the White House. It was Christian nationalism.
4.10
1k+
Taking America Back for God Summary
Taking America Back for God 90%
It wasn't faith that put Trump in the White House. It was Christian nationalism.
by Andrew L. Whitehead 2020
4.10
1k+ ratings
White Identity Politics
by Ashley Jardina • 2019
One in three white Americans now see their race as politically meaningful. That changes everything.
3.90
208
White Identity Politics Summary
White Identity Politics 90%
One in three white Americans now see their race as politically meaningful. That changes everything.
by Ashley Jardina 2019
3.90
208 ratings
Civil War Two
by Thomas W. Chittum • 1996
The next civil war will be ethnic, three-sided, and far more brutal than the first.
3.55
112
Civil War Two Summary
Civil War Two 90%
The next civil war will be ethnic, three-sided, and far more brutal than the first.
by Thomas W. Chittum 1996
3.55
112 ratings
Change They Can't Believe In
by Christopher S. Parker • 2013
The Tea Party is not just conservative; it's a reactionary movement driven by Obama-era anxiety.
3.69
86
Change They Can't Believe In Summary
Change They Can't Believe In 90%
The Tea Party is not just conservative; it's a reactionary movement driven by Obama-era anxiety.
by Christopher S. Parker 2013
3.69
86 ratings
Producers, Parasites, Patriots
by Daniel Martinez HoSang • 2019
Racial blame has been reassigned to struggling whites and rebranded by the right's non-white faces.
3.98
48
Producers, Parasites, Patriots Summary
Producers, Parasites, Patriots 89%
Racial blame has been reassigned to struggling whites and rebranded by the right's non-white faces.
by Daniel Martinez HoSang 2019
3.98
48 ratings
Making Americans
by Desmond King • 2000
How a century of immigration quotas and eugenics built whiteness into the definition of American.
3.17
12
Making Americans Summary
Making Americans 89%
How a century of immigration quotas and eugenics built whiteness into the definition of American.
by Desmond King 2000
3.17
12 ratings
Searching for God Knows What
by Donald Miller • 2004
Skull measurements divided Europeans into three, and the conclusion reshaped history.
3.91
27k+
Searching for God Knows What Summary
Searching for God Knows What 89%
Skull measurements divided Europeans into three, and the conclusion reshaped history.
by Donald Miller 2004
3.91
27k+ ratings
Unholy
by Sarah Posner • 2020
The Christian Right began with segregated schools, not abortion. The grievance never faded.
4.04
946
Unholy Summary
Unholy 89%
The Christian Right began with segregated schools, not abortion. The grievance never faded.
by Sarah Posner 2020
4.04
946 ratings
The Unprotected Class
by Jeremy Carl • 2024
The laws meant to end discrimination now enforce it against one group: white Americans.
4.32
220
The Unprotected Class Summary
The Unprotected Class 89%
The laws meant to end discrimination now enforce it against one group: white Americans.
by Jeremy Carl 2024
4.32
220 ratings
From the New Deal to the New Right
by Joseph E. Lowndes • 2008
The Right's blueprint was born in 1948: link racial resentment to antigovernment economics and wait.
3.85
61
From the New Deal to the New Right Summary
From the New Deal to the New Right 89%
The Right's blueprint was born in 1948: link racial resentment to antigovernment economics and wait.
by Joseph E. Lowndes 2008
3.85
61 ratings
The Indicted South
by Angie Maxwell • 2014
How media scorn forged the white South's defiant identity across faith, art, and law.
4.24
17
The Indicted South Summary
The Indicted South 89%
How media scorn forged the white South's defiant identity across faith, art, and law.
by Angie Maxwell 2014
4.24
17 ratings
Whiteness of a Different Color
by Matthew Frye Jacobson • 1998
The Irish, Jews, and Italians were not white until politics, law, and war made them so.
4.03
732
Whiteness of a Different Color Summary
Whiteness of a Different Color 89%
The Irish, Jews, and Italians were not white until politics, law, and war made them so.
by Matthew Frye Jacobson 1998
4.03
732 ratings
Nations Apart
by Colin Woodard • 2025
Your politics and lifespan were set centuries ago, by whichever settlers claimed your region.
4.10
309
Nations Apart Summary
Nations Apart 89%
Your politics and lifespan were set centuries ago, by whichever settlers claimed your region.
by Colin Woodard 2025
4.10
309 ratings
America Last
by Jacob Heilbrunn • 2024
The Right's century of admiring strongmen is not a bug but the point.
3.83
246
America Last Summary
America Last 89%
The Right's century of admiring strongmen is not a bug but the point.
by Jacob Heilbrunn 2024
3.83
246 ratings
The White Man's Burden
by Winthrop D. Jordan • 1974
Before cotton, before ideology, cultural disgust and sexual fear set American slavery in motion.
3.89
186
The White Man's Burden Summary
The White Man's Burden 89%
Before cotton, before ideology, cultural disgust and sexual fear set American slavery in motion.
by Winthrop D. Jordan 1974
3.89
186 ratings
Klan-destine Relationships
by Daryl Davis • 1997
Alone and unarmed, a Black pianist walks into a KKK motel room. The handshake changes everything.
4.20
168
Klan-destine Relationships Summary
Klan-destine Relationships 89%
Alone and unarmed, a Black pianist walks into a KKK motel room. The handshake changes everything.
by Daryl Davis 1997
4.20
168 ratings
Racism
by George M. Fredrickson • 2002
Racism isn't eternal: it was invented in the West around the 1400s, and this is its biography.
3.77
662
Racism Summary
Racism 89%
Racism isn't eternal: it was invented in the West around the 1400s, and this is its biography.
by George M. Fredrickson 2002
3.77
662 ratings
White Storm
by Martin Gelin • 2025
An unhealed racial wound, centuries old, is finally devouring American democracy from the inside.
4.66
35
White Storm Summary
White Storm 89%
An unhealed racial wound, centuries old, is finally devouring American democracy from the inside.
by Martin Gelin 2025
4.66
35 ratings
American Poison
by Eduardo Porter • 2020
White America starved the safety net to keep it from minorities. Then inequality came for everyone.
3.91
270
American Poison Summary
American Poison 89%
White America starved the safety net to keep it from minorities. Then inequality came for everyone.
by Eduardo Porter 2020
3.91
270 ratings
To Catch a Fascist
by Christopher Mathias • 2026
An infiltrator pulled 440 gigabytes of chat logs from a hate group, unleashing a wave of unmaskings.
4.44
542
To Catch a Fascist Summary
To Catch a Fascist 89%
An infiltrator pulled 440 gigabytes of chat logs from a hate group, unleashing a wave of unmaskings.
by Christopher Mathias 2026
4.44
542 ratings
Nice Racism
by Robin DiAngelo • 2021
Progressive white people may be racial justice's biggest obstacle, and niceness is no defense.
3.96
3k+
Nice Racism Summary
Nice Racism 89%
Progressive white people may be racial justice's biggest obstacle, and niceness is no defense.
by Robin DiAngelo 2021
3.96
3k+ ratings
White Rural Rage
by Tom Schaller • 2025
The biggest threat to American democracy holds the most political power: rural white voters.
3.62
26
White Rural Rage Summary
White Rural Rage 89%
The biggest threat to American democracy holds the most political power: rural white voters.
by Tom Schaller 2025
3.62
26 ratings
Sins of My Father
by Kelvin Pierce • 2020
Two orphan girls from Georgia pulled the son of a white supremacist from life of hate.
3.79
62
Sins of My Father Summary
Sins of My Father 89%
Two orphan girls from Georgia pulled the son of a white supremacist from life of hate.
by Kelvin Pierce 2020
3.79
62 ratings
Illiberal America
by Steven Hahn • 2024
American liberty as a tradition is a Cold War invention; illiberalism is the nation's true center.
4.16
318
Illiberal America Summary
Illiberal America 89%
American liberty as a tradition is a Cold War invention; illiberalism is the nation's true center.
by Steven Hahn 2024
4.16
318 ratings
The Wrath to Come
by Sarah Churchwell • 2022
Thirty million copies of a single novel taught America to love a lie. The lost cause won.
4.22
528
The Wrath to Come Summary
The Wrath to Come 89%
Thirty million copies of a single novel taught America to love a lie. The lost cause won.
by Sarah Churchwell 2022
4.22
528 ratings
American Crucible
by Gary Gerstle • 2001
Equal rights versus white identity: how America's two nationalisms have warred for a century.
3.82
246
American Crucible Summary
American Crucible 89%
Equal rights versus white identity: how America's two nationalisms have warred for a century.
by Gary Gerstle 2001
3.82
246 ratings
The Myth of Equality
by Ken Wytsma • 2017
Racism never left; it learned to hide in plain sight, and churches were complicit.
4.32
892
The Myth of Equality Summary
The Myth of Equality 89%
Racism never left; it learned to hide in plain sight, and churches were complicit.
by Ken Wytsma 2017
4.32
892 ratings
Authoritarianism and Polarization in American Politics
by Marc J. Hetherington • 2009
A psychological need for order, not ideology, splits Americans. The GOP caught on first.
3.97
121
Authoritarianism and Polarization in American Politics Summary
Authoritarianism and Polarization in American Politics 88%
A psychological need for order, not ideology, splits Americans. The GOP caught on first.
by Marc J. Hetherington 2009
3.97
121 ratings
Dog Whistle Politics
by Ian F. Haney-López • 2013
The hidden racial script that convinced white voters to destroy the middle class, and who cashed in.
4.20
1k+
Dog Whistle Politics Summary
Dog Whistle Politics 88%
The hidden racial script that convinced white voters to destroy the middle class, and who cashed in.
by Ian F. Haney-López 2013
4.20
1k+ ratings
The Law of Blood
by Johann Chapoutot • 2014
To the Nazis, biology was law, struggle was sacred, and genocide was self-defense.
4.34
169
The Law of Blood Summary
The Law of Blood 88%
To the Nazis, biology was law, struggle was sacred, and genocide was self-defense.
by Johann Chapoutot 2014
4.34
169 ratings
It Was All a Lie
by Stuart Stevens • 2020
Trump didn't hijack the GOP. A veteran strategist admits the party was always heading here.
4.12
4k+
It Was All a Lie Summary
It Was All a Lie 88%
Trump didn't hijack the GOP. A veteran strategist admits the party was always heading here.
by Stuart Stevens 2020
4.12
4k+ ratings
Race and Manifest Destiny
by Reginald Horsman • 1981
Manifest Destiny had a hidden engine: a pseudo-science that ranked races and justified conquest.
3.84
150
Race and Manifest Destiny Summary
Race and Manifest Destiny 88%
Manifest Destiny had a hidden engine: a pseudo-science that ranked races and justified conquest.
by Reginald Horsman 1981
3.84
150 ratings
Authoritarian Nightmare
by John W. Dean • 2020
Two personality scales, tested for decades, predicted Trump's base and its immunity to facts.
4.15
881
Authoritarian Nightmare Summary
Authoritarian Nightmare 88%
Two personality scales, tested for decades, predicted Trump's base and its immunity to facts.
by John W. Dean 2020
4.15
881 ratings
The Politics of Rage
by Dan T. Carter • 1995
A segregationist governor who never reached the White House gave the GOP its winning playbook.
4.23
363
The Politics of Rage Summary
The Politics of Rage 88%
A segregationist governor who never reached the White House gave the GOP its winning playbook.
by Dan T. Carter 1995
4.23
363 ratings
The Guarded Gate
by Daniel Okrent • 2019
How elite pseudoscience shut America's gates, locked out a generation, and inspired the Nazis.
4.05
896
The Guarded Gate Summary
The Guarded Gate 88%
How elite pseudoscience shut America's gates, locked out a generation, and inspired the Nazis.
by Daniel Okrent 2019
4.05
896 ratings
The Wrongs of the Right
by Matthew W. Hughey • 2014
Obama's presidency didn't end racial bias; it forced it to learn a more deceptive language.
3.71
7
The Wrongs of the Right Summary
The Wrongs of the Right 88%
Obama's presidency didn't end racial bias; it forced it to learn a more deceptive language.
by Matthew W. Hughey 2014
3.71
7 ratings
Hitler's American Model
by James Q. Whitman • 2017
The Nuremberg Laws had an American blueprint. Nazi lawyers studied Jim Crow and found their model.
3.91
2k+
Hitler's American Model Summary
Hitler's American Model 88%
The Nuremberg Laws had an American blueprint. Nazi lawyers studied Jim Crow and found their model.
by James Q. Whitman 2017
3.91
2k+ ratings
Disciples of White Jesus
by Angela Denker • 2025
A manufactured white savior is radicalizing American boys. The exit runs through tears, not swords.
3.74
295
Disciples of White Jesus Summary
Disciples of White Jesus 88%
A manufactured white savior is radicalizing American boys. The exit runs through tears, not swords.
by Angela Denker 2025
3.74
295 ratings
The Abolition of White Democracy
by Joel Olson • 2004
American democracy was built on whiteness. Civil rights only made that foundation harder to see.
4.38
117
The Abolition of White Democracy Summary
The Abolition of White Democracy 88%
American democracy was built on whiteness. Civil rights only made that foundation harder to see.
by Joel Olson 2004
4.38
117 ratings
Suicide of a Superpower
by Patrick J. Buchanan • 2011
America didn't fall; it jumped. The ideas shredding it are its own choices, not enemy blows.
4.05
844
Suicide of a Superpower Summary
Suicide of a Superpower 88%
America didn't fall; it jumped. The ideas shredding it are its own choices, not enemy blows.
by Patrick J. Buchanan 2011
4.05
844 ratings
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