Why the Nineties Matter

An entertaining and deeply insightful history of a decade that matters more than we think: the 1990s.

Nearly a quarter century after the decade of the 1990s ended, what really mattered in America during that era is finally coming into focus. Many of the most important developments in politics, culture, and society today have roots in that era: the rise of right-wing extremism, broad transformations in voting preferences among both the working and professional classes; the spread of neoliber...