The Leadership of George Marshall

The Leadership of George Marshall

The Making of a Leader: The Formative Years of George C. Marshall By Josiah Bunting III. Knopf, 2024. Hardcover, 272 pages, $30. Reviewed by David Hein. Although long in gestation, this study of the formation of General George C. Marshall would have benefited from...
Wielding Weighty Words to Salvage the World

Wielding Weighty Words to Salvage the World

The Fortunes of Permanence: Culture and Anarchy in an Age of Amnesia By Roger Kimball.  St. Augustine’s Press, 2022.  Paperback, 360 pages, $26.00. Reviewed by David Hein.  Not unlike a prime Bordeaux, this collection of essays, originally published in hardcover in...
Writing, Teaching, Virtues

Writing, Teaching, Virtues

On Revision: The Only Writing That Counts by William Germano. University of Chicago Press, 2021. Paperback, 208 pages, $20. Reviewed by David Hein William Germano, a seasoned teacher and writer who has served as editor-in-chief at Columbia University Press and...