Today we welcome Adam Serwer to the podcast. Adam is a staff writer at The Atlantic and the author of The New York Times bestseller The Cruelty Is the Point: The Past, Present, and Future of Trump’s America. We talk about the historical record, Democracy as a means of managing conflict, running as creative routine, and much more. The Stacks Book Club selection for August is Emergency Contact by Mary H. K. Choi. We will discuss the book with Juliet Litman on Wednesday August 25th.You can find links to everything we discuss on today's show on The Stacks' Website: https://thestackspodcast.com/2021/08/11/ep-176-adam-serwerSUPPORT THE STACKSJoin The Stacks Pack on PatreonLibro.FM - get two audiobooks for the price of one when you use the code THESTACKS at checkout.Purchasing books through Bookshop.org or... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.