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The Lies of the Land: Seeing Rural America for What It Is—and Isn’t

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Harvester on farmland.

America’s Pernicious Rural Myth

An interview with Steven Conn about his new book, “Lies of the Land: Seeing Rural America for What It Is—and Isn’t.”

by Steven Conn, Jacob Bruggeman via Public Books on April 9, 2025

Farmers on a tractor harvesting grain.

Rural America Has Lost Its Soul

Jefferson's vision of the family farm is a myth that won't die.

by Steven Conn via UnHerd on November 27, 2023

Photo of Lynne Cheney superimposed over a photo of Ron DeSantis.

Ron DeSantis and the Specter of Lynne Cheney

Conservatives have long refused to accept that America’s past is complicated.

by Steven Conn via The Chronicle of Higher Education on February 8, 2023

Political cartoon depicting fat-cat tycoons sitting on money on a dock made of commodities held aloft by struggling laborers.

From Fat Cats to Egg Heads: The Changing American 'Elite'

American has long been suspicious of “elites”, but just who they are has changed a lot over the last 200 years.

by Steven Conn via Origins on May 1, 2017

An Enemy Until You Need a Friend

The role of "big government" in American history.

by Steven Conn via Origins on November 1, 2014

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