The Book World Is Getting Way Too Politicized. Here’s What To Do About That
‘De-platforming’ dissident voices is the new weapon de jure, and it’s no longer confined to social media or university speaking schedules. It’s affecting publishing and libraries as well.
Examine The Key Figures Who Shaped Our Understanding Of The Constitution
In ‘The Lives of the Constitution: Ten Exceptional Minds that Shaped America’s Supreme Law,’ scholar Joseph Tartakovsky explains how a remarkably diverse collection of intellectuals have defined public perception of the Constitution.
You Won’t Believe What Kids Can Find On ‘Transgender’ At The Public Library
All but one of the hundreds of transgender books in my public library promote a movement derived from queer theory and built on a psychiatric condition.
70 Years Ago, Whittaker Chambers Stood Courageously As A ‘Witness’ Against Totalitarian Propaganda
Chambers avoids easy labels, instead clarifying the stakes of the game: Who has ultimate sovereignty over human life, man or God?
Remembering Nobel Prize Winner V.S. Naipaul, A Brilliant Defender Of Humane Values
With the death of the Nobel Prize winning author, we’ve lost a great writer who both valued civilization, and saw the world as it is, not how he wished it to be.
Leon Kass Offers Suggestions On How To Be A Human Being In ‘Leading A Worthy Life’
A book of essays by Leon Kass examine how to live with purpose and dignity in a demeaning age. But not everyone is going to like what he has to say.
Review: Big Tech Is Sowing The Seeds Of Its Own Destruction
In his latest book, ‘Life After Google,’ futurist and entrepreneur George Gilder warns that Silicon Valley’s big tech companies will soon be undone by their own arrogance and new technologies such as blockchain.
Thomas Sowell’s ‘Discrimination and Disparities’ Is The Book About Racism That America Needs
Sowell’s calm and calculated look at racial disparity in America is a stunning work of brevity and reason.
The Latest Political Thriller From Brad Thor Doesn’t Disappoint
‘Spymaster,’ the latest entry in Brad Thor’s wildly popular thriller series, has a ripped-from-the-headlines plot about Russia undermining NATO.
‘Alternate Routes’ Is A Superb, Supernatural Novel About Los Angeles’ Freeway Ghosts
Tim Powers’ latest novel, ‘Alternate Routes,’ is both a thrilling mash-up of science fiction, fantasy, and horror and a work of startling moral sophistication.
You Can’t Fight Hate With Censorship, Says Former ACLU President
Former ACLU president Nadine Strossen’s latest book, ‘Hate: Why We Should Resist It with Free Speech, Not Censorship,’ is a refreshing and bracing read that demonstrates how attacks on the First Amendment are counterproductive.
Mona Charen Wants You To Be Happy, And That’s Why She Advocates Sexual Sanity
Columnist Mona Charen’s new book, ‘Sex Matters: How Modern Feminism Lost Touch with Science, Love, and Common Sense,’ offers some vital observations for younger generations looking to have a fulfilling and happy life.
‘Indianapolis’ Finds Some Redemption In The Worst Disaster In U.S. Naval History
Lynn Vincent’s new book, ‘Indianapolis,’ reminds us that good and evil cut through all of us and sometimes mingle in shocking ways.
Amy Chua Dissects What Happens When Tribalism Comes To America
Yale professor Amy Chua’s new book, ‘Political Tribes: Group Instinct and the Fate of Nations,’ raises important questions about the destructive effects of rising tribalism in American politics.
Academics Try And Fail To Understand The Appeal Of Clint Eastwood
A new collection of essays, ‘Tough Ain’t Enough: New Perspectives on the Films of Clint Eastwood,’ discounts one of America’s greatest actors and filmmakers as little more than a Republican celebrity.
Indiana Jones Isn’t Wrong—The Nazis’ Fascination With The Occult Was Very Real
A fascinating new book by historian Eric Kurlander, ‘Hitler’s Monsters: A Supernatural History of the Third Reich,’ shows that pop culture’s portrayal of Nazis being obsessed with mysticism and pseudoscience isn’t far off the mark.
‘The New Politics Of Sex’ Explains How Sexual Libertinism Grows Government
Stephen Baskerville’s book, ‘The New Politics of Sex: The Sexual Revolution, Civil Liberties and the Growth of Government Power,’ is a no-holds barred polemic against sexual libertinism that makes a few unfortunate missteps.
Europe Is Dying, New Book Warns, And The Consequences Could Be Dire For The West
The distinguishing feature of modern Europe is its persistent ennui, shown in the inability or unwillingness ‘to reproduce itself, fight for itself or even take its own side in an argument.’
America’s Best Satirical Novelist Embraces Historical Fiction With Hilarious Results
Political humorist Christopher Buckley, having decided that the Trump era has made contemporary satire impossible, turns back the clock and finds plenty of laughs in a novel about seventeenth-century America in ‘The Judge Hunter.’
Scrubbing Laura Ingalls Wilder Is A Dangerous Step Toward Ignorance
Pretending things that make us uncomfortable never happened isn’t going to make America better, or make American children more informed.
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