Identity Politics as Ersatz Religion

Identity Politics as Ersatz Religion

American Awakening: Identity Politics and Other Afflictions of Our Time By Joshua Mitchell. Encounter, 2020/2022.  Paperback, 312 pages, $20.99. Reviewed by Jeffrey Folks. Identity politics is one of the defining issues of our time. In American Awakening, Joshua...
Will Blowing Up the Universities Really Work?

Will Blowing Up the Universities Really Work?

Paper Belt on Fire: How Renegade Investors Sparked a Revolt Against the University  By Michael Gibson.  Encounter Books, 2022. Hardcover, 374 pages, $33.99. Reviewed by Jeffrey Folks. Paper Belt on Fire addresses a topic of great interest and obvious relevance, and...
The Destruction of American Social Cohesion

The Destruction of American Social Cohesion

The Plot to Change America: How Identity Politics is Dividing the Land of the Free  By Mike Gonzalez.  Encounter Books, 2020. Hardcover, 224 pages, $28.99. Reviewed by Jeffrey Folks. The Plot to Change America: How Identity Politics is Dividing the Land of the Free is...
Comics and Kids: A Review of Freiheit!

Comics and Kids: A Review of Freiheit!

Freiheit! The White Rose Graphic Novel By Andrea Grosso Ciponte. Plough Publishing, 2021. Hardcover, 112 pages, $24. Reviewed by Jeffrey and Ezra Wald. Comics are the bane of my parental existence. That is probably too strong of a sentiment, and yet at times I feel...
Partisan Citizens

Partisan Citizens

I, Citizen: A Blueprint for Reclaiming American Self-Governance Tony Woodlief.   Encounter Books, 2021.   Hardcover, 264 pages, $30.99. Reviewed by Jeffrey Folks. There is much talk among progressives about being a good “global citizen.” By this, they...