The University Bookman
Reviewing Books that Build Culture

T. K. Rabb: In Memoriam
John Byron Kuhner says farewell to the late professor of history at Princeton.

The Empire Has No Clothes
Joseph S. Laughon reviews a book on the history and unaddressed obligations of the American Empire.

A Nudge toward Freedom?
Daniel James Sundahl reviews Cass Sunstein’s claim that you (but not people like Sunstein) need a nudge to choose freedom.

‘These Global Days’
Adam Schwartz welcomes a new edition of poetry from David Jones that reveals his innovative critique of imperialist technocracy.

The Origin of the Secular Species
Ben Sixsmith reviews Tom Holland’s new reminder to secularists of the Christian roots of their own values and assumptions.

Stranger Malls
Titus Techera looks at the real horror of the third season of the Netflix series Stranger Things—the mall.

The Socialist You Should Be Reading
Rebekah Curtis invites a fresh rediscovery of the stories of Edith Nesbit.

The Secular Myth
Casey Chalk reviews a new edition of Joseph Ratzinger’s reflections on civic life and the common good.

How Conservatives Can Come Home
An interview with Ted V. McAllister and Bruce P. Frohnen, authors of Coming Home: Reclaiming America’s Conservative Soul.
The Book Gallery
A collection of conversations with Bookman editor Luke C. Sheahan and writers and authors of imagination and erudition.