The Intrinsic Argument for Free Speech

The Intrinsic Argument for Free Speech

The Indispensable Right: Free Speech in an Age of Rage By Jonathan Turley. Simon & Schuster, 2024. Hardcover, 432 pages, $30.99. Reviewed by Luke C. Sheahan.  Free speech lurks amid many of the controversies of the last several centuries. From Charles I’s infamous...
The Conservative Resurgence

The Conservative Resurgence

Up From Conservatism: Revitalizing the Right after a Generation of Decay Edited by Arthur Milikh. Encounter Books, 2023. Hardcover, 240 pages, $32.99. Reviewed by Shaun Rieley. In recent years, it has become common on the Right to ask rhetorically, “what has...
Religious Illiberalism and the American Order

Religious Illiberalism and the American Order

American Heretics: Religious Adversaries of Liberal Order By Jerome E. Copulsky. Yale University Press, 2024. Hardcover, 384 pages, $40. Reviewed by Miles Smith IV. For the past few years—more specifically since Donald Trump made it very clear he was happy to pursue...
The Original Struggle Between Globalism and America First

The Original Struggle Between Globalism and America First

America First: Roosevelt vs. Lindbergh in the Shadow of War By H. W. Brands.  Doubleday, 2024.  Hardcover, 464 pages, $35. Reviewed by John C. “Chuck” Chalberg. With the first Trump administration still a lively memory and a second Trump presidency just getting...