Charles Wheelan Books in Order

Wheelan introduces public policy through economic reasoning, examining when private markets serve society and when government intervention is justified. The textbook connects policy choices to incentives and outcomes, giving readers a framework for assessing competing approaches to public problems.

Expanding a graduation speech, Wheelan offers candid advice that challenges familiar commencement platitudes. Drawing on social-science research and personal stories, he considers success, setbacks, relationships, and responsibility as graduates prepare for lives that will not follow a predictable script.

Wheelan argues that American political polarization leaves pragmatic voters without an effective voice. He proposes a centrist party combining selected Democratic and Republican ideas, outlining a Senate strategy intended to force compromise and give moderate voters greater influence.

A dangerous pathogen spreads just as America's supply of a lifesaving drug runs short. A scientist is drawn into White House crisis management, where political ambition, foreign bargaining, and control of the public story complicate decisions about who receives treatment.

Wheelan and his family leave work and school behind for nine months of travel across six continents. With three teenagers and a limited budget, their journey combines unexpected hazards, family negotiations, and encounters that complicate the dream of a shared escape.

Wheelan guides readers from organizing ideas to revising a clear, persuasive draft. Using examples from professional and public life, he explains adapting to audiences, presenting information, and communicating effectively through emails, reports, speeches, and presentations.