Nurturing the Great Depression
With all eyes on the precarious global economy, 20th-century economic history has never been more relevant. Interpretations of the defining economic episode of the last century — the Great Depression —...
Book Reviews
Roots of Economic Crisis
Once upon a time, when the world was still on the gold standard, four men destroyed the financial order of things by engineering, by accident or by design, the collapse of...
Orwell’s “1984” Revisited
George Orwell's novel 1984, published in 1949, portrayed a future totalitarian world, ruled by a seemingly omnipotent tyrant called Big Brother. When the actual year 1984 rolled around, the world didn't...
Economics a Hot Topic in Woods’ Book “Meltdown”
Today's hard times are prompting people to learn more about the forces that drive our economy, and the book Meltdown, by Thomas Woods, offers an entertaining way to do just that....
A “Just” War or Just a War?
From Korea to Iraq, America has waged undeclared war; Laurence Vance's Christianity and War sheds light on how this war making corresponds to the classic definition of a "just war." ...
Could Bush Be Prosecuted?
Two recently published books address the possibility of prosecuting George W. Bush and top Bush administration officials for crimes committed while in office. ...
Ron Paul: A Man of Ideas and Ideals
Ron Paul: A Life of Ideas, the first book-length biography of the noted congressman, tells the back story of the man behind the revolution, a best-selling book, and the Internet phenomenon....
A Convenient Book About the Environment
Anyone concerned about the environment and seeking the best solutions for how to protect it will find The Really Inconvenient Truths, by Iain Murray, to be a valuable, fact-filled resource that...
Politics and Personality
In The Obama Nation, author Jerome Corsi offers some devastating critiques of Barack Obama, including his ties to radical leftists and his "cult of personality." ...
Doting Over America’s Decline
Respected newsman and consummate insider, Fareed Zakaria paints a rosy picture of unabated globalism and global governance and tells why America's crises are overblown. ...
Reviving the Constitution
Thomas E. Woods and Kevin R.C. Gutzman's important book Who Killed the Constitution? chronicles the Supreme Court's attacks on the Constitution. ...
The Founders on Firearms
The Founders’ Second Amendment: Origins of the Right to Bear Arms, by Stephen P. Halbrook, Chicago: Ivan R. Dee, 2008, 425 pages, hardcover. ...
A Necessary History Lesson
Churchill, Hitler, and the Unnecessary War: How Britain Lost Its Empire and the West Lost the World, by Patrick J. Buchanan: New York: Random House, 2008, 518 pages, hardcover $29.95. ...
Revolutionary Ideas: A Review of Ron Paul’s New Book
The Revolution: A Manifesto, by Ron Paul, New York: Grand Central Publishing, 2008, 173 pages, hardcover. Click here to purchase! ...
A Reputation Rescued
I have a vivid personal memory of my father banging his fist on the kitchen table, angered because of the way numerous politicians and media pundits were trashing Senator...