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Ayn Rand: Conservative Heroine? | Print |  E-mail
Written by Joe Wolverton, II   
Tuesday, 03 November 2009 21:00

Ayn RandIn the Sunday New York Times, Adam Kirsch, senior editor at The New Republic, writes a review of a recent biography of Ayn Rand, one of American history’s most iconic figures. In his review, Kirsch includes numerous condemning gobbets he lifts from the pages of Anne Heller’s biography, Ayn Rand and the World She Made. He quotes Heller’s claim that although she is unapologetically critical of Rand’s philosophy and personal behavior, she is “a strong admirer, albeit one with many questions and reservations.”

 
A Look at the Heritage Guide to the U.S. Constitution | Print |  E-mail
Written by Patrick Krey   
Wednesday, 28 October 2009 09:00

Heritage GuideThe Federalist Society has compiled a “Conservative & Libertarian Legal Scholarship: Annotated Bibliography” to collect what they deem to be the best legal analysis of every aspect of American law. Their recommended reading for constitutional law contains the following advice: “The Heritage Foundation has published a comprehensive Guide to the Constitution.… The Guide is so useful and concise a resource for understanding conservative and libertarian constitutional thinking that we have cited relevant pages throughout this section, in addition to other articles.”

 
Glenn Beck's Common Sense | Print |  E-mail
Written by Alex Newman   
Tuesday, 13 October 2009 02:00

commom SenseIt is becoming increasingly obvious to more and more people that government in America is continuing to expand as freedom contracts. But is it time for a revolution? Radio host and Fox News personality Glenn Beck thinks so. And he expounds upon that thesis in his new book, Glenn Beck's Common Sense: The Case Against an Out-of-Control Government, Inspired by Thomas Paine.

 
Figuring Out the Founders | Print |  E-mail
Written by Joe Wolverton, II   
Thursday, 01 October 2009 00:16

book reviewStroll casually along the bulging bookshelves of your local bookseller, and you’re sure to see rows and rows of books chronicling the lives and times of the generation of men known reverently to us as the “Founding Fathers.”

 
A Review of Andersen's "Reset" | Print |  E-mail
Written by James Heiser   
Wednesday, 23 September 2009 11:37

book reviewDo you think that our present economic crisis is a great thing? Do you view the fears of Americans for their job prospects and their ability to keep paying their mortgage as a golden opportunity to remake the world according to the pattern of your ideology? Do you look back with nostalgia to the good old days of Jimmy Carter? Then Kurt Andersen’s new book, Reset — How This Crisis Can Restore Our Values and Renew America is the book for you.

 
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