Book Reviews
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Why Democracy Needs the Rich
In his new book, John O. McGinnis makes the case for why the wealthy matter for democracy — and why attacking them may backfire.
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‘Violent Saviors’: William Easterly’s Book on Imperialism and Conquest
William Easterly traces three centuries of Western expansion, examining the moral and political justifications used to dominate other peoples.
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The Dark Side of FDR
David Beito’s new book argues that Roosevelt’s record reveals a president driven more by power than principle.
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‘The Heir’ to George Soros’s Activist Empire
Palumbo’s The Heir chronicles the transition from George Soros to Alex Soros and the continuation of an activist infrastructure built over decades.
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Breakneck: Dan Wang Explores the Strange Symmetry of US and China
Dan Wang explores how the United States and China, while rivals in power, share surprising similarities that shape their economies, politics, and global influence.
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To Reach ‘Peak Human,’ Let Freedom Fuel Civilization
Could radical openness save civilization? Johan Norberg’s ‘Peak Human’ offers a humanist vision of progress grounded in freedom and exchange.
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Kamala’s Memoir: Inside the Battle to Control Our Authoritarian Future
Harris’s ‘107 Days,’ like Trump’s presidency, reveals a partisan showdown between two equally joyless visions of centralized authority.
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The Ex-Communist Who Invented Modern Conservatism
Once a communist organizer, Frank S. Meyer pioneered “fusionism” by building the bridges — and picking the fights — that defined postwar American conservatism.
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The Pandemic That Broke Our Faith in Modeling
David Zweig’s reporting exposes how untested models and assumptions hardened into dogma, with reality a distant afterthought.
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‘Abundance’ of Contradiction: Progressives Discover Public Choice
Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson admit government is a tangle of competing interests. But they still want more of it.
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Why Democracy Needs the Rich
In his new book, John O. McGinnis makes the case for why the wealthy matter for democracy — and why attacking them may backfire.
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•
‘Violent Saviors’: William Easterly’s Book on Imperialism and Conquest
William Easterly traces three centuries of Western expansion, examining the moral and political justifications used to dominate other peoples.
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•
The Dark Side of FDR
David Beito’s new book argues that Roosevelt’s record reveals a president driven more by power than principle.
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•
‘The Heir’ to George Soros’s Activist Empire
Palumbo’s The Heir chronicles the transition from George Soros to Alex Soros and the continuation of an activist infrastructure built over decades.
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•
Breakneck: Dan Wang Explores the Strange Symmetry of US and China
Dan Wang explores how the United States and China, while rivals in power, share surprising similarities that shape their economies, politics, and global influence.
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•
To Reach ‘Peak Human,’ Let Freedom Fuel Civilization
Could radical openness save civilization? Johan Norberg’s ‘Peak Human’ offers a humanist vision of progress grounded in freedom and exchange.
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•
Kamala’s Memoir: Inside the Battle to Control Our Authoritarian Future
Harris’s ‘107 Days,’ like Trump’s presidency, reveals a partisan showdown between two equally joyless visions of centralized authority.
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•
The Ex-Communist Who Invented Modern Conservatism
Once a communist organizer, Frank S. Meyer pioneered “fusionism” by building the bridges — and picking the fights — that defined postwar American conservatism.
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•
The Pandemic That Broke Our Faith in Modeling
David Zweig’s reporting exposes how untested models and assumptions hardened into dogma, with reality a distant afterthought.
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•
‘Abundance’ of Contradiction: Progressives Discover Public Choice
Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson admit government is a tangle of competing interests. But they still want more of it.