Steven Teles: 2 books
Prison Break
Why Conservatives Turned Against Mass Incarceration
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2016
American conservatism rose hand-in-hand with the growth of mass incarceration. For decades, conservatives deployed "tough on crime" rhetoric to attack liberals as out-of-touch elitists who coddled criminals while the nation spiraled toward disorder. As a result, conservatives have been the motive...
The Captured Economy
How the Powerful Enrich Themselves, Slow Down Growth, and Increase Inequality
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2017
For years, America has been plagued by slow economic growth and increasing inequality. In The Captured Economy, Brink Lindsey and Steven M. Teles identify a common factor behind these twin ills: breakdowns in democratic governance that allow wealthy special interests to capture the policymaking process...