Back to the Sources: Reading the Classic Jewish Texts, edited by Barry W. Holtz by Robert Alter This cogently conceived, handsomely produced volume is a piece of good news about the state of Jewish culture in America.…
America’s Saints: The Rise of Mormon Power, by Robert Gottlieb and Peter Wiley by Commentary Bk Mormonism was founded in the 19th century by Joseph Smith, a visionary who, beginning in the 1820's, elaborated a body…
Back to the Sources: Reading the Classic Jewish Texts, edited by Barry W. Holtz by Robert Alter This cogently conceived, handsomely produced volume is a piece of good news about the state of Jewish culture in America.…
Does Neoliberalism Have a Future? by Leslie Lenkowsky Few political ideas have received as much praise lately as those usually labeled "neoliberal." Even some conservatives, like George Gilder,…
Eddie Murphy, American by Richard Grenier If the world of entertainment is any guide, something rather large is happening on the American racial scene. In recent…
F. Scott Fitzgerald at the End by Jeffrey Hart Fitzgerald was a victim of his third heart attack at age fourty-four. Closely considered, the shape of Fitzgerald's career, including…
Famine, Development & Foreign Aid by Nick Eberstadt In recent years, American foreign-aid policies have been shaped increasingly by the argument that the many different problems facing the…
How to Support the Democratic Revolution by Michael Ledeen Whether demanding that we sever all economic ties with the Union of South Africa, or that we pressure Philippine strongman…
Out of the Ghetto by Samuel Lipman The evidence for Jewish participation in serious music is overwhelming. It is not that Jews make up a majority of…
Son of the Morning Star, by Evan S. Connell by Wayne M. Sarf "I don't think I'll write any more than has been written on the Custer massacre," stated war correspondent John F.…
The 25-Year War: America’s Military Role in Vietnam, by Bruce Palmer, Jr. by Commentary Bk There are two good reasons for reading this book. First, it is a thoughtful analysis of why we lost the…
The Good News Is the Bad News Is Wrong, by Ben J. Wattenberg by Samuel McCracken There may be no cliche more beloved of contemporary journalists than the one about not blaming the messenger for bad…
The Hidden Holocaust by Theodore S. Hamerow Today the study of the destruction of the Jewish community in Europe has turned into a respectable academic pursuit. Yet…
