Books by Donald T. Critchlow

Covering progressivism in the early twentieth century, the New Deal, civil rights activism, the Reagan Revolution, and the environmental and Tea Party movements, In Defense of Populism argues that grassroots activism is essential to transforming both Democratic and Republican parties into instruments of reform.

Before Alexander Solzhenitsyn's "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich" shocked the Western world, some readers already knew of prison life in the Soviet Union, the Eastern bloc and other Communist countries. This is a selection of excerpts from nine widely read books from this gulag literature.

Longtime activist, author, and antifeminist leader Phyllis Schlafly is for many the symbol of the conservative movement in America. This book sheds light on her life and on the unappreciated role her grassroots activism played in transforming America's political landscape.