The New Class War

In this controversial and groundbreaking new analysis, Michael Lind debunks the idea that populist insurgencies are primarily the result of bigotry.

He traces how the breakdown of mid-century class compromises between business and labor led to the conflict and reveals the real battle lines.

The book highlights the clash between the managerial overclass, which dominates government, economy, and culture, and the working class of the low-density heartlands.

Lind argues that Western democracies must incorporate working-class majorities into decision-making to avert a never-ending cycle of clashes between oligarchs and populists and save democracy.