Book Reviews
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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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How Do Communities Form? Exploring ‘Social Philosophers’
Self-governance isn’t inherently individualistic. Communities are woven of a network of mediating institutions, overlapping and competing for social relevance.
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Debt, Destiny, and Dalio: A Review of How Countries Go Broke
Hedge fund titan Ray Dalio warns of looming fiscal disaster, yet his “Big Cycles” leave little room for free will.
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Why Even Progressive Economists Are Finally Warming to Free Markets
After a bizarre era of anti-theory, new data are nudging economists back toward free markets, beginning with an apology from econ blogger Noah Smith.
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War on Words: The ‘Free Speech Recession’ Is Not Over
Free speech is in danger in the United States. Greg Lukianoff and Nadine Strossen’s book couldn’t have come at a more opportune time.
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‘1619 Project’ is Brazen Deception in the Service of Statism
Phillip Magness’s new book debunks the political project — disguised as history — for its deliberate lies and hidden agenda.
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Liberal Heritage and ‘Political Philosophy: The Basics’
Bas van der Vossen’s 2024 book on political philosophy is an excellent, if incomplete, primer for the interested everyman.
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Who Are (or Were?) the Woke?
The promised ‘racial reckoning’ was mostly elite white liberals trying to amass more power, Musa al-Gharbi’s new book reveals.
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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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•
How Do Communities Form? Exploring ‘Social Philosophers’
Self-governance isn’t inherently individualistic. Communities are woven of a network of mediating institutions, overlapping and competing for social relevance.
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•
Debt, Destiny, and Dalio: A Review of How Countries Go Broke
Hedge fund titan Ray Dalio warns of looming fiscal disaster, yet his “Big Cycles” leave little room for free will.
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Why Even Progressive Economists Are Finally Warming to Free Markets
After a bizarre era of anti-theory, new data are nudging economists back toward free markets, beginning with an apology from econ blogger Noah Smith.
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•
War on Words: The ‘Free Speech Recession’ Is Not Over
Free speech is in danger in the United States. Greg Lukianoff and Nadine Strossen’s book couldn’t have come at a more opportune time.
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•
‘1619 Project’ is Brazen Deception in the Service of Statism
Phillip Magness’s new book debunks the political project — disguised as history — for its deliberate lies and hidden agenda.
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•
Liberal Heritage and ‘Political Philosophy: The Basics’
Bas van der Vossen’s 2024 book on political philosophy is an excellent, if incomplete, primer for the interested everyman.
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•
Who Are (or Were?) the Woke?
The promised ‘racial reckoning’ was mostly elite white liberals trying to amass more power, Musa al-Gharbi’s new book reveals.