Colonialism: A Moral Reckoning By Nigel Biggar. William Collins, 2023. Hardcover, 480 pages, $34.99. Reviewed by Daniel J. Fischer. The urge to write history can strike almost anyone. Authors of major works of history in recent decades include people with graduate...
On Settler Colonialism: Ideology, Violence, and Justice By Adam Kirsch. W. W. Norton & Company, 2024. Hardcover, 160 pages, $24.99 Reviewed by Daniel J. Fischer. The term “settler colonialism” has exploded in popularity. According to the Google Books NGram Viewer,...
Western Self-Contempt: Oikophobia in the Decline of Civilizations By Benedict Beckeld. Northern Illinois University Press, 2022 Hardcover, 264 pages, $32.95. Reviewed by Daniel Fischer. Americans’ relationship with their country resembles a fraying marriage....
The Good Country: A History of the American Midwest, 1800-1900 By Jon K. Lauck. University of Oklahoma Press, 2022. Paperback, 366 pages, $26.95. Reviewed by Daniel J. Fischer. Historians have a complicated job. Their ultimate aim should be to use the available...
A Problem Deeper than Groupthink
R. McKay Stangler on "Seeking Truth and Speaking Truth: Law and Morality in Our Cultural Moment" by @McCormickProf @EncounterBooks
