From the Editor's Desk Misunderestimating Bush A Republican electoral realignment would have to challenge the premises of liberal Democratic government. by Charles R. Kesler
Book Reviews Reagan’s Triumph Historical argument over the Cold War is a proxy for the fight over fundamental political principles. by Steven F. Hayward
Book Reviews Interests Have Consequences, Too The British experience suggests that, to be effective, ideas must be complemented by other kinds of causal accounts. by Gerard Alexander
Book Reviews The Reluctant Empire That Americans have so far avoided the imperial temptation is much to their credit, but this has not been without cost. by Patrick J. Garrity
Book Reviews Wilson’s New World Disorder The tension between internationalists and isolationists in American foreign policy is not new. by Frederick W. Kagan
Misunderestimating Bush by Charles R. Kesler A Republican electoral realignment would have to challenge the premises of liberal Democratic government.
Reagan’s Triumph by Steven F. Hayward Historical argument over the Cold War is a proxy for the fight over fundamental political principles.
Interests Have Consequences, Too by Gerard Alexander The British experience suggests that, to be effective, ideas must be complemented by other kinds of causal accounts.
The Reluctant Empire by Patrick J. Garrity That Americans have so far avoided the imperial temptation is much to their credit, but this has not been without cost.
Wilson’s New World Disorder by Frederick W. Kagan The tension between internationalists and isolationists in American foreign policy is not new.
Honor’s Call by Adam Wolfson Krause has restored honor to its honorable place in our understanding of liberal theory and practice.
Against Reason by Brian C. Anderson For McMahon, modernity is an ongoing battle between Enlightenment progress and Counter-Enlightenment reaction.
The Sage of Philadelphia by Steven Forde Morgan and Srodes go along way toward rescuing Franklin from the oft inanity of his modern portrayal.
Bully! by Jean M. Yarbrough Can Brands and Morris help us judge whether the T.R. revival is good for our republican institutions?
Reading Woodrow Wilson by Ronald J. Pestritto Pearson acknowledges both the radical nature of Wilson's arguments and their grounding in German idealism and historicism.
Our Enemy, The State? by John Marini Like Reagan, Twight understands freedom in opposition to dependency upon government.
Courting the New Deal by Richard E. Morgan White dispels the powerful, simplistic New Deal myth that obscures our actual constitutional history.
Putting the Fight Back in Federalism by Matthew J. Franck Federalism is endangered by an eclipse of state institutions and of the messy but salutary political culture that once sustained them.
Natural Right and Biotechnology by Larry Arnhart The coming debates over biotechnology will test the strength of the moral-sense tradition.
Shameless Injustice by Joseph M. Bessette The death penalty rests on a moral judgment about good and evil, responsibility and blame.
To Be Young, Conservative, and Cool by Ross Douthat Young conservatives are already right. What they need is an up-to-the minute lesson in how to be cool.
How the Confederates Won by Mackubin T. Owens The great tragedy of Civil War memory is that the emancipationist account of the war was sacrificed to reconciliation in alliance with white supremacy.
War At Last? by Angelo M. Codevilla President Bush must commit to war and kill the causes of terrorism.
John Quincy Adams on the War We Are In by Richard Samuelson "Old Man Eloquent" saw the Islamic threat coming.
Why the Election of 1912 Changed America by Sidney M. Milkis Four candidates and the struggle for the soul of constitutional government.
The Dandy by Nicholas Antongiavanni A primer on proper attire that will leave you at once satisfied and stupefied.