Prudence in the Political Philosophy of George Washington
The Political Writings of George Washington, two volumes. Edited by Carson Holloway and Bradford. P. Wilson. Cambridge University Press, 2023. Hardcover, $300.00. Reviewed by Michael P. Federici. Carson Holloway and Bradford P. Wilson are engaged in a project with...
Political Exodus in America
American Refugees: The Untold Story of the Mass Exodus from Blue States to Red States By Roger L. Simon. Encounter Books, 2024. Hardcover, 232 pages, $29.99. Reviewed by Jeffrey Folks. American Refugees is a worthwhile and highly readable account of an important...
Can the United States Have a Good History?
The Good Country: A History of the American Midwest, 1800-1900 By Jon K. Lauck. University of Oklahoma Press, 2022. Paperback, 366 pages, $26.95. Reviewed by Daniel J. Fischer. Historians have a complicated job. Their ultimate aim should be to use the available...
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...
"Haven’s book is an engaging introduction to Girard. Reading through its presentation of the components and explanatory power of mimetic theory, it becomes clear Americans have arrived at a time for a very different kind of choosing."
"Knowing the truth about scapegoating does not mean it has been abandoned. Indeed, while people have become increasingly good at seeing the scapegoats of others as just that, scapegoats, they remain convinced their enemies really are evil."