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Trial Balloon · Ep. 190: Trump Is Everywhere

The Crooked Places Made Straight

May 28, 2026 · 7:09 am ET · Leave a Comment

Coming next month: The Crooked Places Made Straight: Reflections on the Moral Meaning of America by Sen. Raphael Warnock.

The book examines six crises at the center of American life: voting rights and voter suppression, gun violence, mass incarceration, the persistence of poverty, dark money in politics, and the climate emergency.

The Crooked Places Made Straight
Reflections on the Moral Meaning of America
by Raphael G. Warnock · Penguin Press · 2026
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