Adam Harris — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as a Senior Fellow at New America since 2024, studying how history, power, and place shape American life.
Author of "The State Must Provide" (2021), a history of racial inequality in higher education.
Author of "Is This America?" (forthcoming), a narrative history of the South’s role in national politics.
His journalistic work appears in publications such as The Atlantic, The New York Times, and The Guardian.
Regularly shares insights on CNN, PBS, and NPR.

Biography

Adam Harris is an author, journalist, and Senior Fellow at New America, a think tank dedicated to public policy research. In his role at New America, which he has held since 2024, he focuses on how history, power, and place influence American life.

As an author, Harris has published "The State Must Provide" (Ecco, 2021), a historical examination of racial inequality within higher education. He is also the author of "Is This America?