The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty

“The really crucial point they make is that the sort of society we think we live in in a country like ours—which is stable, ordered and reasonably prosperous and, at the same time, gives genuine freedoms to people and associations—is incredibly fragile. It can never be taken for granted. Its imperfections must be dealt with to preserve its legitimacy, which is a theme of my book. But we also have to remember how dangerous change is because we can tip ourselves over into either the Leviathan or anarchy…I like the image of a narrow corridor as a way of thinking about how difficult the task of maintaining what many people in the contemporary world would think of as a civilized order is.” Read more...

The best books on Challenges Facing the World Economy

Martin Wolf, Economist

“For anybody who wants to understand why democracy flourishes in some parts of the world and historically struggled in others, this is a deeply-informed yet extremely readable explanation.” Read more...

The Best Politics Books of 2020

Yascha Mounk, Political Scientist