Steven Hahn

Steven Hahn teaches history at New York University and is the author, most recently, of Illiberal America: A History.

Commemorative print celebrating the passage of the 15th Amendment.

The Centuries-Long Struggle to Make the Constitution Equal for All The Centuries-Long Struggle to Make the Constitution Equal for All

The effort to transform the United States’ founding document into a vehicle for egalitarian politics.

Jun 9, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Steven Hahn

Bill Clinton and Ronald Reagan, 1992.

Will Neoliberalism Ever End? Will Neoliberalism Ever End?

A new history shows how neoliberalism took power during a period of crisis, which leaves open the question of whether it can be forced out as a result of one.

Aug 22, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Steven Hahn

The History of the United States as the History of Capitalism

The History of the United States as the History of Capitalism The History of the United States as the History of Capitalism

What gets lost when we view the American past as primarily a story about capitalism? 

Nov 1, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Steven Hahn

Is Populism What’s Really Threatening Democracy?

Is Populism What’s Really Threatening Democracy? Is Populism What’s Really Threatening Democracy?

What many liberal commentators miss about the growing crisis of liberal democracy rippling through Europe and the Americas.

Jan 10, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Steven Hahn

From Progress to Poverty: America’s Long Gilded Age

From Progress to Poverty: America’s Long Gilded Age From Progress to Poverty: America’s Long Gilded Age

The America that emerged out of the Civil War was meant to be a radically more equal place. What went wrong?

Apr 18, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Steven Hahn

The Rage of White Folk

The Rage of White Folk The Rage of White Folk

How the silent majority became a loud and angry minority.

Sep 27, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Steven Hahn

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