Read NPI’s review of The Hidden History of American Healthcare: Why Sickness Bankrupts You and Makes Others Insanely Rich, by Thom Hartmann.
Author Archives: David A Johnson
Book Review: It’s worth “Demystifying Shariah” instead of continuing with our ignorant prejudices
Read NPI’s review of Demystifying Shariah: What It Is, How It Works, and Why It’s Not Taking Over Our Country by Sumbul Ali-Karamali.
Book Review: “We See It All” is a good study of current local police capabilities
Read David A. Johnson’s review of Economist journalist Jon Fasman’s new book exploring elements of technology and practices in modern policing in the United States.
Book Review: In the U.S., the desire to “Break It Up” is more American than America itself
Read NPI’s review of Break It Up by Richard Kreitner (Secession, Division, and the Secret History of America’s Imperfect Union).
Book Review: When “A Libertarian Walks Into a Bear”, nobody wins (except the reader)
Read NPIs review of Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling’s book about the New Hampshire town that libertarians tried to turn into a utopia.
Instructive bad reading, Part IV: Dissecting fascism with the help of “Might is Right”
Fourth installment in a series examining a white supremacist text published in 1896 that can help us understand what’s happening today. Sometimes, it’s in the awfully done that we can see a point of view most clearly.
Instructive bad reading, Part III: Dissecting fascism with the help of “Might is Right”
Third installment in a series examining a white supremacist text published in 1896 that can help us understand what’s happening today. Sometimes, it’s in the awfully done that we can see a point of view most clearly.
Instructive bad reading, Part II: Dissecting fascism with the help of “Might is Right”
Second installment in a series examining a white supremacist text published in 1896 that can help us understand what’s happening today. Sometimes, it’s in the awfully done that we can see a point of view most clearly.
Instructive bad reading, Part I: Dissecting fascism with the help of “Might is Right”
First installment in a series examining a white supremacist text published in 1896 that can help us understand what’s happening today. Sometimes, it’s in the awfully done that we can see a point of view most clearly.
Netroots Nation brings back Elizabeth Warren and Pramila Jayapal for 2020 Friday keynote
Joining Warren and Jayapal were Representatives Deb Haaland, Katie Porter, and Barbara Lee, who are all deeply committed to progressive change in America.
Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (June 22nd-26th)
The week’s major votes included House passage of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020 and a D.C. statehood bill, along with the failure of a Senate Republican policing reform proposal.
Book Review: “Dawn of the Code War” looks at the modern age’s cyber battlegrounds
Former Assistant Attorney General John P. Carlin and journalist Garrett Graff’s book focuses on the new challenges posed by cyber threats to national security.
The Pandemic is Personal: David Johnson of NPI on rooming during a public health crisis
NPI’s Literary Advocate writes about what it’s like to live with housemates during the worst public health emergency the United States has seen in decades.
Book Review: The Case Against Free Speech centers actual power over abstract principle
Read NPI Literary Advocate David Johnson’s review of P.E. Moskowitz’s provocatively titled book about the First Amendment, fascism, and the future of dissent.