On America: How to Understand the Legacy of 1776 By Russell Kirk. Edited by Michael Lucchese. Creed & Culture, 2026. Hardcover, 234 pages, $28. Reviewed by Christopher J. Scalia. There’s no such thing as a bad time to read Russell Kirk, but America’s 250th year...
National Treasure: How the Declaration of Independence Made America By Michael Auslin. Simon & Schuster, 2026. Hardcover, 368 pages, $30. Reviewed by Matt Riffe. In a year in which the Declaration of Independence is front and center, it is easy to overlook...
The Warren Revolution: Reflections on the Consensus Society By Brent Bozell. Arlington House, 1966. Hardcover, $49.99. Reviewed by Nicholas Mosvick. Since the beginning of the second Trump administration, it has been a repeated practice for a lower court, through an...
Austrian Economics: An Introduction By Christopher J. Coyne and Abigail R. Hall. Polity, 2026. Paperback, 224 pages, $24.95. Reviewed by Gene Callahan. Christopher J. Coyne and Abigail R. Hall have written an excellent book, perhaps the second-best introduction to...
Jewish Roots of American Liberty: The Impact of Hebraic Ideas on the American Story Edited By Wilfred McClay and Stuart Halpern. Encounter Books, 2025. Hardcover, 304 pages, $32.99. Reviewed by Daniel James Sundahl. When approaching the American Founding, it’s typical...
Kirk saw poetry, fiction, tradition, and restraint as essential to understanding America and preserving its character. In his review of "On America," @cjscalia explores Kirk’s vision of the founding, statesmanship, literature, and the enduring ideas that have shaped the republic.