Mending the Nation: Reclaiming "We the People" in a Populist Age

A bold message of political hope in a time of cynicism and despair, Mending the Nation uses lessons from the past to chart a new way forward.

The United States is as divided as ever, torn apart by deeply held stories that separate a righteous “us” from an evil and corrupt “them”—often along partisan, religious, and racial lines. Many point to populist rhetoric as a major source of the current animosity. For Michael J. Illuzzi, however, an alternative, optimistic version of populism can be th...