The University Bookman
Reviewing Books that Build Culture
Watch James Panero of the New Criterion discuss “The Urbanity of Russell Kirk” at the 2025 Gerald Russello Memorial Lecture.
Fukuyama’s Lopsided Identity
Emina Melonic reviews Fukuyama’s take on identity and identity politics.
Is Big Bad?
Andrew R. Kloster reviews an illuminating—or perhaps revealing—history of American anti-monopoly politics.
How the Land Can Heal
Matt Miller looks at a new book from Australia on the promise of regenerative agriculture for responding to ecological pressures.
The Superhero and the City
Ryan Shinkel looks at a book that pits superheroes against each other in a contest of worldviews.
Scruton, Defender of the Past
Jeffrey Folks remembers Roger Scruton as an astute and courageous conservative intellectual.
Effing the Ineffable
Robert Grant Price reviews Roger Scruton’s collection, Music as Art.
Champagne Flute with an Iron Spine
Eve Tushnet traces five reactionary novels from the last century that tracked the slow-motion apocalypse ending the premodern era.
Constitutional Arguments, Constitutional Stories
The Bookman interviews Boston College professor Ken I. Kersch about his recent book on the history of the family of stories that conservatives tell about the Constitution.
Making a Home Among Monsters and Martians
Jacob A. Bruggeman reviews a book on legends of the American Midwest.
The Book Gallery
A collection of conversations with Bookman editor Luke C. Sheahan and writers and authors of imagination and erudition. Click on the icon in the upper right corner of the video to see more episodes in this series or check out our YouTube page.
