Reviews of Books

Ties that Bind

By: David Azerrad
November 7, 2016

Our problem is that our perceptions are distorted by nostalgia.

America's Relentless Suitor

By: John J. Pitney, Jr.
November 11, 2016

There is much to learn from Nixon’s virtues and vices.

Hear Her Roar

By: Freddy Gray
November 8, 2016

A new biography.

Team of Rivals

By: Peter McNamara
November 11, 2016

Unpacking the clash between Hamilton and Jefferson in George Washington's administration.

Nature in the Dock

By: Justin Dyer
November 8, 2016

Why does the natural law matter?

Liberty or Death

By: Jeremy Rabkin
November 11, 2016

Believers of limited government should take heart.

Second-Class Citizens

By: Bradley C.S. Watson
November 11, 2016

How fare conservative professors on college campuses?

The Hidden Costs of Immigration

By: Christopher Caldwell
November 8, 2016

Liberalized immigration is a policy that cannot be carried out without simultaneous injuries to democracy.

The Power of Markets

By: Brian Domitrovic
November 8, 2016

Brian Domitrovic reviews two books on economics.

Rising Tides and Mega-Yachts

By: Deepak Lal
November 11, 2016

Inequality reexamined.

Something Smells Phishy

By: George L. Priest
November 11, 2016

Do we need a new economic analysis that takes into account deception?

Manifest Quagmire

By: Carnes Lord
November 11, 2016

What stakes does the United States have in the Middle East?

This is Sparta

By: John H. Maurer
November 11, 2016

A history of Spartan strategy.

Missing the Poetry

By: John M. Ellis
November 8, 2016

A new look at Goethe's poetry.

Must Everyone Write English?

By: Mark A. Heberle
November 8, 2016

English is the universal language, but at what cost?

Unabashed Elitism

By: Bruce Cole
November 8, 2016

Hughes’s memoir is a a rollicking saga of his turbulent life.

Bad Company

By: Diana Schaub
November 11, 2016

The true meaning of friendship.

September Song

By: Daniel Wiser, Jr.
November 11, 2016

The baby boomers are approaching retirement.

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