New Biography Punctures The Myths Surrounding Barack Obama
David Garrow’s new bio, ‘Rising Star,’ provides extensive—and controversial—new details about the formative years of Barack Obama.
Researchers Have Begun To Realize That Big Data Presents Big Problems
A new book by math expert Cathy O’Neil, ‘Weapons of Math Destruction,’ discusses the social and economic problems created relying too much on algorithms.
Rediscovering The Lost Tales Of F. Scott Fitzgerald
A new collection of forgotten F. Scott Fitzgerald stories shows an American master embracing dark subject matter without losing his sense of humor or capacity to hope.
Can We Escape A Second Cold War With Russia?
Peter Conradi’s new book ‘Who Lost Russia?’ recaps a quarter-century of failed diplomacy, and raises the question of whether the West can admit past mistakes and come up with a plan for dealing with Russia.
Promoting ‘Captain Underpants’ To Reluctant Readers Doesn’t Help Them
Kids don’t need potty humor and malicious pranks to start reading books. They just need a good, interesting story.
Sen. Ben Sasse’s Plan To Save America, One Child At A Time
In Ben Sasse’s new book, ‘The Vanishing American Adult,’ the Nebraska senator offers up thoughtful and practical advice on how to cultivate self-reliance among our future citizens. But are we too self-absorbed to do anything about it?
Everything You Thought You Knew About Baseball Might Be Wrong
Keith Law’s new book ‘Smart Baseball’ proves to be an indispensable (and math-free!) guide for fans seeking to understand moneyball and the blizzard of new statistics that are reshaping America’s national pastime.
The Forgotten Tale Of How The FBI Stopped A Bloody, Racist Conspiracy
In ‘Killers of the Flower Moon,’ bestselling author David Grann has written a riveting true crime book about the sins that drive a man to destroy his neighbor.
Hillary Clinton’s Campaign Was As Bad As You Thought, Maybe Worse
In the buzzworthy ‘Shattered: Inside Hillary Clinton’s Doomed Campaign,’ authors Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes chronicle a litany of gobsmacking political mistakes, but can’t outrun the inescapable conclusion that Clinton has no one to blame but herself.
The American Founders Knew A Virtuous Republic Requires Virtuous People
In his new book ‘The Political Theory of the American Founding,’ Thomas G. West argues the founding fathers emphasized natural rights and the need to actively create the moral conditions where freedom could flourish.
‘Don’t Be Schnook,’ And Other Sound Advice For Protecting Yourself
In his book ‘Beware The Predator,’ former intelligence agent Warren D. Holston offers practical advice for ordinary citizens to protect themselves from carjackings, Internet scams, and everything in between.
Meet The Men Who Fought Hitler — And Fought Dirty
In Giles Milton’s new book, ‘Churchill’s Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare,’ he tells the story of a cunning and ruthless band of saboteurs that helped win World War II—and saved untold lives in the process.
Forcing Political Correctness On Employees And Characters Is Killing Marvel Comics
Their comic books have lost their core of good storytelling, and are instead pandering to social justice warriors and offering phony diversity pushes.
Common Core And The Ongoing Battle for America’s Schools
In her new book ‘Education Invasion’, Joy Pullmann warns that the federal government is well on its way to destroying local control of America’s schools.
The Conflict Between Racism And Law And Order Is All About Big Government
In ‘A Colony in a Nation,’ Chris Hayes asks whether it’s possible to reconcile institutional racism and the need for law and order and finds that identifying problems is easier than identifying solutions.
The Benedict Option Can’t Save Your Faith Or Family
Ultimately, our faith in methods of ‘intentional Christian community,’ and our journey in and out of this pre-Dreher Benedict Option, exhausted our faith and estranged one of our children.
The ‘Benedict Option’ Is The Sunniest Prediction Of Doom You’ll Ever Read
Rod Dreher’s ‘The Benedict Option’ makes a compelling argument that for too long we have conflated the American Dream with Christianity—and a reasonable, even sunny, pitch for a return to discipleship.
Is It Time For Christians To Embrace The Benedict Option?
Hundreds gathered in New York City to discuss Rod Dreher’s new book, ‘The Benedict Option,’ and to consider his call for ‘strategic retreat.’
Is This The Beginning Of The End Of Europe?
In his new book, ‘The End of Europe,’ journalist James Kirchick provides ample reasons to worry that Europe is once again a power keg of illiberal attitudes and political instability.
Culture May Change, But The Reality Of Being A Woman Doesn’t
In her new book, ‘Sex Scandal,’ Ashley McGuire confronts how we arrived at a place where talking about the differences between men and women is labelled as virtual hate speech.
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