History

Thomas Jefferson, whatever his flaws, was an intellectual giant whose key ideas lit up the world and still guide us today. Were it not for him, our world would be less bright, less free.

This is the story of Captain James Cook, the greatest navigator and explorer of his age—and perhaps of all time.

During a Q&A, Ron Chernow, author of Alexander Hamilton, receives a copy of Richard Salsman’s “America at Her Best Is Hamiltonian.”

Examines two conflicting conceptions of liberty held by various Western intellectuals and cultures in the long trek toward the modern individual rights-based ideal.

Surveys the vital ideas and pivotal accomplishments of the great American founder and George Washington’s top aide, Alexander Hamilton.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been reading John David Lewis’s Nothing Less than Victory. This is exceedingly good news.

Daniel Wahl reviews A Man on the Moon: The Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts, by Andrew Chaikin.

Focuses on ways in which America’s founders learned from the Greeks’ mistakes and sought to avoid them in constructing the land of liberty.

Surveys the choices, values, and events that shaped Rand’s intellectual and professional life.

Examines the myths and facts surrounding Joseph McCarthy and his efforts to expose communist infiltration into the U.S. government in the 1950s.