Gingrich and Forstchen's novel, Valley Forge, is fun to read and makes for a great introduction to some exciting and interesting history. For those that have done some reading, it's like a family reunion with visits from old friends! Like their trilogy on the Civil War, Valley Forge doesn't disappoint. Unlike the trilogy, this is not an alternative history, but a historical novel. 5 stars!   Read the rest of this entry »

The recently released GAO report prompts questions as to the job our representatives are doing in being good stewards of taxpayer money. Reading the Constitution aloud in the House of Representatives in the opening days of the 112th Congress was a nice symbolic gesture. But symbols are supposed to stand for something. Ending programs that can’t pass a 10th Amendment test, (and refusing to authorize new ones) would give the symbolism meaning. It would also reveal which members of Congress meant it when they swore to protect and defend the Constitution.   Read the rest of this entry »

It might seem contradictory to say that a book written to address the issues of 1940 is timely in 2011. Nonetheless, Mises’ topic, “Interventionism,” is even more relevant today than when America was mobilizing for war. Today’s threat to freedom is not a European dictator, but an ambitious, interventionist government whose grasp far exceeds Constitutional limits.   Read the rest of this entry »

Despite personal and political tribulations, John and Abigail’s devotion to one another, to their children and their country, remained resilient and unshakable. The recent book, First Family, by Joseph Ellis, provides an intimate look at this perfectly matched pair.   Read the rest of this entry »

In Forgotten Patriots, author Edwin G Burrows rights an awful wrong. The patriot prisoners who risked death rather than abandon their honor and their country, suffered horribly, but their sacrifices have gone largely unnoticed because it has not been politically expedient to reveal their treatment at the hands of the British.   Read the rest of this entry »

Angelo M. Codevilla exposes the power elite who now rule, rather than govern America. Intent upon advancing their own power and ideological agenda they are encroaching upon every aspect of personal and civic life.   Read the rest of this entry »

Kengor’s book, Dupes, is almost entirely drawn from primary sources including once-secret Cold War archives in Moscow, Eastern Europe, and the United States, KGB memos, Communist International Party (CPUSA) records, and previously classified FBI papers.   Read the rest of this entry »

Author Michael Newton has set out the warning signs on the path from liberty to tyranny. Starting at ancient Greece, he takes the reader on journey through the Roman Empire, ancient Israel, the Soviet Union and the Fascist states of Italy and Germany.   Read the rest of this entry »

Pauline Maier's new book, Ratification is a fantastic account of the events after the Constitutional Convention. She is perhaps the first scholar to delve into the history of what it took to get the new government installed and what near thing it was. Along the way she transforms dusty documents into living, breathing human beings, giving the reader a real flavor of even some of the lesser known luminaries who deserve the appellation - Founding Father.   Read the rest of this entry »

Preserving the sovereignty of "We the People" requires protecting dissent from the dictatorial yearnings of those who would suppress it to advance their own political agendas.   Read the rest of this entry »