Moral panics over political movements are nothing new in America. The first Red Scare was from 1918 to 1920, and was not without merit. There were many bombings and events that caused Americans to fear communists and anarchists. It was a time of...
Hartman’s book is a great starting point for understanding where the culture wars began. Click here for past recommendations. Description When it was published in 2015, Andrew Hartman’s history of the culture wars was widely praised for its...
We often say, “there should be fewer laws!” What would that look like? Richard Epstein shares six basic rules for a free society. Click here for past recommendations. Description Too many laws, too many lawyers–that’s the...
Long considered the best book about a Presidential campaign, Richard Ben Cramer takes us behind the scenes of the 1988 race with George H. W. “Poppy” Bush, Bob Dole, Joe Biden, Michael Dukakis, Richard Gephardt, and Gary Hart. Click here for past...
What does the alt-right believe and how did these ideas develop? This short book is an excellent summation of the ideologies and incidents that led to the underground culture of the alt-right. Click here for past recommendations. Description Recent...
If we hate politicians, why do we keep voting them in? Bryan Caplan’s fascinating book examines the disparities between what voters say they want and what they get. Click here for past recommendations. Description The greatest obstacle to...
This collection of columns by Walter Williams argues differences between liberty and big government. Click here for past recommendations. Description In this selected collection of his syndicated newspaper columns, Walter Williams offers his...
This is a short and succinct examination of why Donald Trump is a dangerous President. His conclusions on restoring order are terrible, but his identification of serious problems taking place in the Executive Branch are spot on. Click here for past...
What is the difference between a low trust and high trust society? This book helps explain why things feel so haywire at the moment. Click here for past recommendations. Description In his bestselling The End of History and the Last Man, Francis...
“Never Forget” is a cliche that was used to memorialize those lost on September 11, 2001. Unfortunately, those throwing around this cliche want history to begin on the day they died as a justification for the wars that followed. Those...
