The Geography of the Peace at Eighty
The Geography of the Peace By Nicholas John Spykman. Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1944. By Francis P. Sempa. As the United States pours more resources into the Ukraine War and the conflicts in the Levant, our policymakers could do worse than reflect on a book written...
Russell Kirk and Japan: Enamored by the Dead
By Hiro Aida These remarks were delivered on April 19, 2024, at an event hosted by the Japanese Consulate in Miami and the Russell Kirk Center at the 60th Anniversary of The Philadelphia Society in Tampa, Florida. “How kind of you to send me a copy of Ugetsu...
Why America Needs to Rediscover American Exceptionalism
Radical Betrayal: How Liberals & Neoconservatives Are Wrecking American Exceptionalism By Anders W. Edwardsson. Defiance Press & Publishing, 2023. Paperback, 330 pages, $17.89. Reviewed by John Hendrickson. Anders Edwardsson in Radical Betrayal: How Liberals...
History of the American Revolution Well Told
The Diplomacy of the American Revolution By Samuel Flagg Bemis. Introduction by Ben Judge. Encounter Books, 2024. Hardcover, 272 pages, $30.99. Reviewed by Kevin R. C. Gutzman. Samuel Flagg Bemis was a master of American diplomatic history, a field that has now...
Ah, just your typical 663-page light summer beach read for a @ubookman book review. Makes Wealth of Nations look like a Substack essay.