Reviews
History, Politics & Rights, Reviews
The Rediscovery of America: Essays by Harry V. Jaffa on the New Birth of Politics
Timothy Sandefur September 17, 2019
For all of his errors, Jaffa's insistence that the truths of the Declaration are not historical artifacts but timeless principles worthy of defending will make his best work last forever.
Reviews
One Girl One Dream by Laura Dekker
Tim White August 30, 2019
When Laura Dekker successfully sailed around the world alone at the age of sixteen, she became the youngest person ever to do so—and a source of inspiration for millions of others with lofty dreams.
Arts & Culture, Reviews
“Pimpernel” Smith (1941)
Arie Vilner July 11, 2019
“The mind of man is bounded only by the universe.” If you do not recognize this quote, you are about to discover one of the most exciting and entertaining examples of Romantic art in movie history.
Good Living, Reviews
Free to Focus: A Total Productivity System to Achieve More by Doing Less by Michael Hyatt
Jonathan Townley June 27, 2019
According to Michael Hyatt, the ultimate purpose of productivity is not just to get more things done, but to get the right things done—and he shows how to do so.
Arts & Culture, History, Philosophy, Reviews
Socrates: Dramatizing the History of Western Thought
Robert Begley May 30, 2019
Tim Blake Nelson’s excellent play retells the story of one of the West’s first great philosophers—Socrates.
Arts & Culture, Reviews, Science & Technology
Leonardo Da Vinci by Walter Isaacson
Joseph Kellard May 10, 2019
Isaacson’s Leonardo Da Vinci distills this complex Renaissance man whose achievements in art and science have enriched posterity.
History, Philosophy, Reviews, Science & Technology
John Locke and Natural Philosophy by Peter Anstey
Jon Hersey April 26, 2019
Peter Anstey reveals how John Locke’s pessimism about a science of nature began evaporating in light of Isaac Newton’s achievements.
Arts & Culture, History, Philosophy, Politics & Rights, Reviews
Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress by Steven Pinker
Timothy Sandefur April 17, 2019
Harvard professor Steven Pinker lays out a powerful case for cultural optimism in his book Enlightenment Now.
Good Living, Reviews
Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World by Cal Newport
Jonathan Townley April 6, 2019
We can all benefit from being selective when it comes to using technology.
Good Living, Reviews
Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown
Jonathan Townley March 6, 2019
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