Today's Politicos vs The Words and Deeds of The Founders

There is a good deal to think about in this book and what it has to say will challenge the modern Right as well as Left. The former, depending on his religious beliefs, may be more inclined to give it due consideration, despite it’s challenging propositions. The latter are the very people that Brownson warned about, and will no doubt dismiss it as a religious rant, despite the clarity of Brownson’s arguments.

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Liberalism Unmasked could be an alternative title for Fred Siegel’s book. Siegel strips away the myth of benevolence cultivated by the left and exposes the egotism, snobbery, resentment and power seeking that are the constants of American liberalism. Siegel’s thesis is that Barack Obama’s liberalism is not rooted in Wilson progressivism or the New Deal but in post World War I intellectuals’ disdain for America. The author cuts the moral high ground from under the well-shod feet of contemporary liberals and their antecedents in the 1920s.

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A Treason of the Heart is an incredibly depressing book, the equivalent of Tom Wolfe’s Bonfire of the Vanities. Both books share the distinction of featuring characters with little, if any, redeeming value. At least Wolfe’s book is fiction. It is about British people who have taken up foreign causes - often in direct conflict with their own country. It is an interesting book, but it isn’t a lot of fun to read.

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The following a rough transcription and translation of a popular news program in Russia. I wanted to get this out quickly, so the translation is loose and may have some minor errors, but it's a reasonable gist of what the man had to say. It's not every day that the mouthpiece for Russia boasts about being able to turn the US into a pile of radioactive ash.

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This amazing book was printed in Spanish in 1930. An English translation became available in 1932 and the book has been continuously published ever since. This reviewer first read it so long ago that only the sketchiest recollections remained, but enough to realize its relevance today and to reread it.

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A humorous look at recent news.

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Here is some powerful symbolism showing what is happening in Ukraine.

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Victor Davis Hanson is one of those articulate people that can speak extemporaneously better than most people can write considered prose. For those who don't have the time to devote to the full interview, we've captured some of his thoughts.

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Don't worry, our fearless leader, really does care. Even though he can't be bothered to attend a National Security Meeting on what's happening in Ukraine. He's been briefed by 'it was all because of a video' Susan Rice. After all, he did say there would be consequences.

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In the introduction to Why We Won't Talk Honestly About Race, the author explains that his aim for writing the book was “to talk honestly about race,” to convey views, however legitimate or widely held, branded as racist by defenders of the status quo and banned from public discourse.

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