The Books Briefing: The Works That Changed Our Understanding of America
A government of the people, by the people, and for the people: That was the idea behind the American experiment. But there has always been tension between the idea and the reality.
Inspired by great works of American inquiry, The Atlantic and WNYC Studios earlier this month launched a new podcast, The Experiment: stories from an unfinished country. Literary works such as a , the poetry of , the analysis of , and the speeches of helped staff make than we’ve been taught. Another episode explores how a loophole in the Constitution could allow someone to in a remote area of Yellowstone National Park—and what our failure to correct it suggests about the response to the pandemic. And even our reveals something about American values, Amanda Mull argues.
