He has written widely on popular culture. Among his books are Agit-Pop: Political Culture and Communication Theory; Reading Matter: Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Material Culture;
Political Culture and Public Opinion;and An Anatomy of Humor;all published by Transaction.
Among his many books are The Beleaguered Presidency; Craftways: On the Organization of Scholary Work; Assimilation Versus Separation: Joseph the Administrator
and the Politics of Religion in Biblical Israel;and (with Richard Ellis) Dilemmas of Presidential leadership: From Washington through Lincoln;all published by Transaction.