And I Will Go to the Altar of God

And I Will Go to the Altar of God

by | May 31, 2026

On the Altar: A History of Sacrifice from the Sacred to the Secular By Jonathan Sheehan.  Princeton University Press, 2026.  Hardcover, 608 pages, $39.95. Reviewed by Jesse Russell. In the twenty-first century, several works have arisen chronicling the influence of...
A Liberal Who Met the Cancel Mob

A Liberal Who Met the Cancel Mob

by | May 31, 2026

The New Dark Age: Why Liberals Must Win the Culture Wars By Nigel Biggar. Polity Press, 2026. Hardcover, 192 pages, $25.00. Reviewed by Gene Callahan.  Nigel Biggar did not join the culture wars voluntarily: the culture wars came for him. He opens his new book with a...
The Midwestern Gothic Stories of Eric Cyr

The Midwestern Gothic Stories of Eric Cyr

by | May 31, 2026

Here It Snows in June & Other Stories By Eric Cyr. Wiseblood Books, 2026. Paperback, 156 pages, $16. Reviewed by Nadya Williams. A driver on I-71 who takes the exit toward Ashland, Ohio, my home now for nearly three years, will be greeted with an oversized welcome...
Joseph Story and the Politics of the Early Republic

Joseph Story and the Politics of the Early Republic

by | May 24, 2026

Contending for American Nationhood: Joseph Story and the Debate Over a Federal Common Law By Benjamin Clark. Lexington Books, 2024. Hardcover, 252 pages, $120.00. Reviewed by John G. Grove.  The debate over federal common law does not generally fire the imaginations...