There is a tendency among many in both conservative and progressive America to catastrophize the current state of the country—everyone somehow just knows things are “as bad as ever.” Each side of the aisle has different reasons for believing this, of course, and chooses different problems and metrics to focus on.
Books that tackle social problems often do so from one of these distorted, ideological perspectives, focusing on the problems that one political “tribe” cares about and doing so in a misleading, partisan manner.
The Seeing America Clearly series of books from Connors Institute Press is different, a truly nonpartisan and heterodox examination of the modern United States: How far have we come as a country? What is working well? What still needs improvement? What are the facts about our most-debated societal issues?
With chapters on everything from poverty to police violence to transgender issues to climate change, readers get a truly nonpartisan examination of the issues that matter to Americans.
And if there is an issue we missed, it’s only because it is in Volume II—out in early 2026!
“Seeing America Clearly cuts through the hyperpartisan myths and shibboleths that dominate the discourse on both the left and the right. It provides powerful arguments that debunk common, politically salient misconceptions. This book offers something to discomfit everyone, no matter their political leanings, and to enlighten everyone in order to improve our conversations about the things that matter most in this country.”
—Jacob L. Mackey, Occidental College