Irving Babbitt and Populism

Irving Babbitt and Populism

by | Dec 29, 2024

Democracy and Leadership By Irving Babbitt. Liberty Fund, 1979 (1924). Paperback, 392 pages, $14.50. Reviewed by Michael P. Federici. Irving Babbitt’s Democracy and Leadership celebrated its centenary in 2024. We asked several Babbitt scholars to reflect upon its...
Lincoln and the Democratic Cause

Lincoln and the Democratic Cause

by | Dec 15, 2024

Our Ancient Faith: Lincoln, Democracy, and the American Experiment By Allen C. Guelzo. Knopf, 2024. Hardcover, 272 pages, $30. Reviewed by Daniel James Sundahl. On the southern border of my college’s campus is a statue of a Union soldier. It’s the oldest such monument...
Fighting for Free Speech and Academic Freedom

Fighting for Free Speech and Academic Freedom

by | Dec 8, 2024

You Can’t Teach That!: The Battle over University Classrooms By Keith E. Whittington. Polity, 2024. Paperback, 176 pages, $19.95. Reviewed by Donald Downs. Keith Whittington has long been a leading prolific scholar of constitutional law and American...
America First—Or Last?

America First—Or Last?

by | Dec 8, 2024

America Last: The Right’s Century-Long Romance with Foreign Dictators By Jacob Heilbrunn.  Liveright, 2024. Hardcover, 264 pages, $28.99. Reviewed by Chuck Chalberg.  Paul Hollander, wherever he is, need not worry. The best book by far on an American romance with...
The Waters of Ius and Freedom

The Waters of Ius and Freedom

by | Nov 24, 2024

Natural Law Republicanism: Cicero’s Liberal Legacy Michael C. Hawley. Oxford University Press, 2022.  Hardcover, 264 pages, $97. Reviewed by Samuel Sprunk. In Natural Law Republicanism: Cicero’s Liberal Legacy, Michael Hawley joins one of the most intellectually...