Everyone His Own Historian?
James Banner’s book displays many of the strengths and limitations of liberal-humanist ideological assumptions regarding university-level history in our time.
The U.S. Constitution Is Not Broken and It Should Be Defended
The nation founded and regulated by the Declaration, the U.S. Constitution, and American political institutions is the great political success story of modern history.
Understanding — and Misunderstanding — Daniel Bell
His analytical and moral witness against secular modern radicalism is overlooked in a new book on ‘his time and ours.’
Charles Dickens, the Bible, and Us
A review of Dickens and the Bible: ‘What Providence Meant,’ by Jennifer Gribble.
Darwinian Racism: The Angry Ape
In his new book, Richard Weikart joins great anti-reductionists in offering indispensable knowledge, insight, sanity, and measure in our culture wars.
The Odyssey of Roosevelt Montás
Roosevelt Montás’s education in the ‘Great Books’ has enabled him to write a valuable and persuasive book.
On the Way with Hilaire Belloc
His travel writing, with his observations of landscapes, whole cities, and individual works of art, deserves a revisit.
Sachiko, Shusaku Endo’s World-Historical Novel
In his newly translated novel Sachiko, set in Japan and Europe during WWII, Shusaku Endo treats the variety of human love, including the self-sacrificial.
Why G. K. Chesterton Liked America
A hundred years ago, the Englishman G. K. Chesterton came to our shores and liked what he saw — unlike many of his peers. Today, it’s worth understanding why.
Jacques Barzun, Historian for All Time
The wisdom and relevance of Jacques Barzun’s salvo against Darwin, Marx, and Wagner endures, 80 years later.