A New Introduction to the Austrian School
Austrian Economics: An Introduction By Christopher J. Coyne and Abigail R. Hall. Polity, 2026. Paperback, 224 pages, $24.95. Reviewed by Gene Callahan. Christopher J. Coyne and Abigail R. Hall have written an excellent book, perhaps the second-best introduction to...
A Liberal Who Met the Cancel Mob
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 Long Decline of Liberalism
The Collapse of Global Liberalism: And the Emergence of the Post Liberal World Order By Philip Pilkington. Polity, 2025. Paperback, 240 pages, $22.95 Reviewed by Gene Callahan. Philip Pilkington has written a very provocative and thought-provoking book, one that...
Science and Meaning: Parallel Tracks?
Purpose: What Evolution and Human Nature Imply About the Meaning of Our Existence By Samuel T. Wilkinson. Pegasus Books, 2024. Hardcover, 352 pages, $29.95. Reviewed by Gene Callahan. Samuel T. Wilkinson, a professor of psychiatry at Yale University, has written a...
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