In ‘The Last Politician,’ Franklin Foer unfolds Joe Biden’s record of achievement and command. But voters haven’t gotten to see it.
Books
Clinton’s Backwash
To make sense of Ron DeSantis, who trolls a liberal elite that has not faced its own failures, a former teammate reflects on their time playing baseball at Yale in the 1990s.
Q&A: How Corporate Medicine Destroys Doctors
Wendy Dean, who co-authored a new book about moral injury in American medicine, says working in today’s health care system is ‘not the agreement that we thought we were making.’
The War on Libraries
Today on TAP: Far-right state governments fear allowing children to think for themselves.
The Real Problem With Asset Managers
Rich people collect the vast majority of capital income. There’s a better way.
One More Reason Why the Court Needs a Code
Justice Sotomayor’s use of Court staff to help sell books wouldn’t be permitted under lower courts’ codes of conduct.
Is Capitalism Really Cracking Up Nation-States?
Quinn Slobodian’s new book shimmers with libertarian dreams but fails to demonstrate that zones are splintering national governments.
Days of Plunder
Two new books call ‘private equity’ what it actually is, but neither offers much hope for emancipation from our eternal hostile takeover.
It Takes a Village for Elder Care, Too
The toll that caring for aging parents takes on their children can be allayed only by expanding our caring networks.
A Conversation With Susan Neiman About Left and Woke
Prospect Co-Editor Robert Kuttner hosted a podcast with the noted philosopher and author. This is a partial transcript, edited for clarity.

