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...
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...
Conservative Humanism for a Postmodern Age

Conservative Humanism for a Postmodern Age

The Wisdom of Our Ancestors: Conservative Humanism and the Western Tradition By Graham James McAleer and Alexander S. Rosenthal-Pubul. University of Notre Dame Press, 2023. Hardcover, 314 pages, $55.00. Reviewed by Michael Lucchese. Graham McAleer and Alexander...