When Virginians Ruled (or, Against Political Nostalgia)
The Jeffersonians: The Visionary Presidencies of Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe By Kevin R. C. Gutzman. St. Martin’s Press, 2022. Hardcover, 608 pages, $37. Reviewed by Adam L. Tate. It seems that in every age, the politically frustrated harken back to better days....
A Very American Historian
C. Vann Woodward: America’s Historian By James C. Cobb. University of North Carolina Press, 2022. Hardcover, 504 pages, $37.50. Reviewed by John C. Chalberg. Should C. Vann Woodward be regarded as America’s historian? Given his career and this biography, a more...
Paul Johnson (1937-2023): A Valediction
By M. D. Aeschliman. The prolific English historian and journalist Paul Johnson died two months ago and there was no dearth of substantial obituaries in the British and American media, for both of which he wrote frequently and influentially for sixty years....
Here Comes Everybody: A New Survey of American Catholicism
American Pilgrimage: A Historical Journey Through Catholic Life in a New World. By Christopher Shannon. Augustine Institute and Ignatius Press, 2022. Hardback, 580 pages, $34.95. Reviewed by Rev. Anthony D. Andreassi. In anticipation of its fiftieth anniversary in...
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.