Read NPI’s review of Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America, by Heather Cox Richardson.
Author Archives: David Kobrin
David is a Literary Advocate for the Northwest Progressive Institute, reviewing books and drawing on his background as a historian to offer informed commentary about making sense of history. David has a Ph.D. and M.A. in history from the University of Pennsylvania and B.A. from Brown University. After dedicating several decades to working with youth as a teacher and professor on the East Coast, he retired to the Pacific Northwest and now resides in Redmond, Washington with his spouse.
Book Review: Getting Elected is the Easy Part offers practical advice and political wisdom
Read NPI’s review of Getting Elected is the Easy Part: Working and Winning in the State Legislature, by Washington State Senator Karen Keiser.
What is history? Here’s a historian’s answer to that critically important question
To answer the question “What is history?” we are well served by asking another question: “Where does history come from?”
Book Review: Collision of Power examines the Bezos/Trump years at The Washington Post
Read NPI’s review of Collision of Power: Trump, Bezos, and The Washington Post by Martin Barton.
Book Review: Kim Kelly’s Fight Like Hell is a useful synthesis of American labor history
Slowly at first, and then with increasing energy, Fight Like Hell brings together radical themes from our nation’s past that make the book a worthwhile read.