The Waters of Ius and Freedom

The Waters of Ius and Freedom

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...
Gateway to the Dissident Right

Gateway to the Dissident Right

The Total State: How Liberal Democracies Become Tyrannies By Auron MacIntyre. Regnery Publishing, 2024. Hardcover, 208 pages, $32.99. Reviewed by Christopher Lightcap and Tom Sarrouf, Jr. Auron MacIntyre’s recent release of The Total State provides a fresh reading...
Yuval Levin’s Stirring Defense of the Constitution

Yuval Levin’s Stirring Defense of the Constitution

American Covenant: How the Constitution Unified Our Nation―and Could Again By Yuval Levin. Basic Books, 2024. Hardcover, 352 pages, $32. Reviewed by Michael Lucchese. Something has gone wrong with America. Even among the politically disengaged, one can detect a...
The “Christian Nationalism” Canard

The “Christian Nationalism” Canard

Who’s Afraid of Christian Nationalism?: Why Christian Nationalism Is Not an Existential Threat to America or the Church By Mark David Hall. Fidelis Books, 2024. Paperback, 222 pages, $18.99. Reviewed by Thomas K. Sarrouf, Jr. Mark David Hall’s newest book, Who’s...