The Republic and the American Right

The Republic and the American Right

by | Aug 18, 2024

War on the American Republic: How Liberalism Became Despotism By Kevin Slack. Encounter Books, 2023. Hardcover, 456 pages, $34.99. Reviewed by Mark G. Brennan. This just in: Rural Americans are fleeing the Democratic Party! In case you missed “Why Democrats Are Losing...
Remaking Cold War Diplomacy

Remaking Cold War Diplomacy

by | Jul 28, 2024

A Voice in Their Own Destiny: Reagan, Thatcher, and Public Diplomacy in the Nuclear 1980s  By Anthony M. Eames. University of Massachusetts Press, 2023.  Paperback, 272 pages, $29.95. Reviewed by Dr. Jason C. Phillips. Anthony M. Eames currently serves as the director...
A “Sputnik Moment” for Civics

A “Sputnik Moment” for Civics

by | Jul 21, 2024

A Republic, If We Can Teach It: Fixing America’s Civic Education Crisis By Jeffrey Sikkenga and David Davenport. Republic Book Publishers, 2024. Hardcover, 250 pages, $28. Reviewed by Hans Zeiger. Last year’s dismal eighth grade scores on the history and civics exams...
The Leadership of George Marshall

The Leadership of George Marshall

by | Jun 30, 2024

The Making of a Leader: The Formative Years of George C. Marshall By Josiah Bunting III. Knopf, 2024. Hardcover, 272 pages, $30. Reviewed by David Hein. Although long in gestation, this study of the formation of General George C. Marshall would have benefited from...