“In the US, voters just loosed a genuine bull into the china shop of the ruling class.”
- Karl Zinsmeister, 2025
BACKBONE: Maverick Essays in Middle America: Why American Populism Should be Welcomed, Not Feared is a collection of short essays about America’s spine, and everything that entails. Like a backbone, this collection of short essays runs through our nation - describing the unique virtues that keep America standing tall on the global stage, while supporting the organs of our familial, civic, and economic lives. BACKBONE tells true stories of everyday people, provides humanizing anecdotes of several historic American giants, and shines a light on the common thread of historically uncommon moral, military, and small business courage that ties Americans together.
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