Henry Brougham and the Building of a New Political Party

by | Dec 25, 2007

The Whig Revival, 1808–1830 by William Anthony Hay. Palgrave-Macmillan (New York and London) 256pp., $69.95 cloth, 2005. Educated at Sewanee and the University of Virginia, William Anthony Hay has been close terms with the disciples of Herbert Butterfield, once...

On Buildings, Boomers, and the ’Burbs

by | Dec 25, 2007

Interview with James Howard Kunstler James Kunstler is the author of The Geography of Nowhere, The Long Emergency, and other works exploring issues of architecture, resource depletion, and the need for human-scaled living. His strikingly irreverent blog may be found...

Doing Good by Doing Well

by | Dec 25, 2007

The Pro-Growth Progressive: An Economic Strategy for Shared Prosperity by Gene Sperling. Simon & Schuster (New York), 368 pp., $26.95 cloth, 2005. The Moral Consequences of Economic Growth by Benjamin M. Friedman. Knopf (New York), 592 pp., cloth, 2005; Vintage...

The Chastened Planner

by | Dec 24, 2007

Understanding the Process of Economic Change by Douglass C. North. Princeton University Press (Princeton and Oxford), 187 pp., $10.00 cloth, 2005.Douglass C. North’s new book represents a watershed in the social engineering consciousness. North, who won the Nobel...

Tocqueville as Économiste

by | Dec 24, 2007

Alexis de Tocqueville: Textes économiques—Anthologie critique by J. L. Benoît and É. Keslassy. Pocket Agora (Paris) 478pp., EUR 15.00, 2005. Famed for his often prophetic insights into the future and widely regarded as one of the most astute commentators on French and...

Order and the Market

by | Dec 24, 2007

The Commercial Society: Foundations and Challenges in a Global Age by Samuel Gregg. Lexington Books (Lanham, Maryland), 190 pp. cloth, $75.00; paper, $18.00, 2007. Traditional conservatives have not always been friendly to the market economy. Some, like John Ruskin,...

Culture and Commerce

by | Dec 24, 2007

The Commercial Society: Foundations and Challenges in a Global Age by Samuel Gregg. Lexington Books (Lanham, Maryland), 190 pp. cloth, $75.00; paper, $18.00, 2007. This book is a valuable examination of the historical, social, cultural, and legal bases for commercial...

The Traditionalist Moment

by | Dec 24, 2007

Crunchy Cons: How Birkenstocked Burkeans, Gun-Loving Organic Gardeners, Evangelical Free-Range Farmers, Hip Homeschooling Mamas, Right-Wing Nature Lovers, and Their Diverse Tribe of Countercultural Conservatives Plan to Save America (Or At Least the Republican Party)...

Bookman in Colombia

by | Dec 19, 2007

On December 15, El Heraldo, one of Colombia’s largest newspapers, published a Spanish version of Michael J. Ard’s review, “Latin America’s Five Deadly Sins,” which appeared in our Spring 2007 issue. Here is the link.

Bookman Web Exclusives

by | Dec 13, 2007

We are pleased to announce web-only reviews as a new feature of the University Bookman. This new content will enable us to reach our readers more regularly with reviews of notable books, interviews, and other features. Our first online feature—ironically—is a review...