A Secular Confession

A Secular Confession

Nothing Left: Confessions of a Democratic Operative By Evan Barker.  Simon and Schuster, 2026.   Hardcover, 288 pages, $29.  Reviewed by John C. “Chuck” Chalberg. The journey from left to right is a staple of American political memoirs. But few journeys have been as...
Ideas Matter Now More Than Ever

Ideas Matter Now More Than Ever

Intellectual Conservatism: From Burke to Scruton Edited by Ferenc Hörcher and Daniel Pitt. Routledge, 2025. Hardcover, 246 pages, $133.  Reviewed by S.D. Whatley. Until recently, good government meant the administration of things and the management of competing...
Who Are the Enemies of Academic Freedom?

Who Are the Enemies of Academic Freedom?

Campus Speech and Academic Freedom: A Guide for Difficult Times By Erwin Chemerinsky and Howard Gillman. Yale University Press, 2026.  Hardcover, 304 pages, $30. Reviewed by Justin D. Garrison.  In Campus Speech and Academic Freedom: A Guide for Difficult Times, Erwin...
Who’s the Furious One? 

Who’s the Furious One? 

Furious Minds: The Making of the MAGA New Right By Laura K. Field.  Princeton University Press, 2025. Hardcover, 432 pages, $35. Reviewed by Chuck Chalberg. This book could have been titled in the singular, as in “furious mind,” since it is more than an occasional...
After Mansfield

After Mansfield

The Rise and Fall of Rational Control: The History of Modern Political Philosophy By Harvey C. Mansfield. Harvard University Press, 2026.  Hardcover, 336 pages, $35.00.  Reviewed by Jesse Russell. There is a critical dividing line in contemporary academia. It is not a...