Orwell's "1984" Revisited
Written by James Perloff
George Orwell's novel 1984, published in 1949, portrayed a future totalitarian world, ruled by a seemingly omnipotent tyrant called Big Brother. When the actual year 1984 rolled around, the world didn't look just the way Orwell had envisioned; therefore some criticized the book as a failed prophecy. Today, however, the world looks much more as Orwell envisioned it. Moreover, if you read Orwell's novel carefully, it's not even certain that the year is 1984 — that was simply what the people were told by the government, which controlled all information.
Today's hard times are prompting people to learn more about the forces that drive our economy, and the book Meltdown, by Thomas Woods, offers an entertaining way to do just that.
A "Just" War or Just a War?
Written by Dennis Behreandt
From Korea to Iraq, America has waged undeclared war; Laurence Vance's Christianity and War sheds light on how this war making corresponds to the classic definition of a "just war."
Could Bush Be Prosecuted?
Written by Thomas R. Eddlem
Two recently published books address the possibility of prosecuting George W. Bush and top Bush administration officials for crimes committed while in office.
Ron Paul: A Life of Ideas, the first book-length biography of the noted congressman, tells the back story of the man behind the revolution, a best-selling book, and the Internet phenomenon.
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Anyone concerned about the environment and seeking the best solutions for how to protect it will find The Really Inconvenient Truths, by Iain Murray, to be a valuable, fact-filled resource that is both informative and entertaining.
Politics and Personality
Written by Gregory A. Hession, J.D.
In The Obama Nation, author Jerome Corsi offers some devastating critiques of Barack Obama, including his ties to radical leftists and his "cult of personality."
Doting Over America's Decline
Written by Charles Scaliger
Respected newsman and consummate insider, Fareed Zakaria paints a rosy picture of unabated globalism and global governance and tells why America's crises are overblown.
Reviving the Constitution
Written by John F. McManus
Thomas E. Woods and Kevin R.C. Gutzman's important book Who Killed the Constitution? chronicles the Supreme Court's attacks on the Constitution.
The Founders on Firearms
Written by Kurt Williamsen
The Founders’ Second Amendment: Origins of the Right to Bear Arms, by Stephen P. Halbrook, Chicago: Ivan R. Dee, 2008, 425 pages, hardcover.
A Necessary History Lesson
Written by Thomas Woods
Churchill, Hitler, and the Unnecessary War: How Britain Lost Its Empire and the West Lost the World, by Patrick J. Buchanan: New York: Random House, 2008, 518 pages, hardcover $29.95.