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Laura Vanderkam
The Paperback Quest for Joy
Americas unique love affair with self-help books
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Michael J. Totten
The Children of Hannibal
The rich heritage of Tunisia, maybe the only place where the Arab Spring stands a chance
Guy Sorman
A Brief History of American Prosperity
An entrepreneurial culture and the rule of law have nourished the nations economic dynamism.
Michael Knox Beran
Abolish Social Studies
Born a century ago, the pseudo-discipline has outlived its uselessness.
Kay S. Hymowitz
The Plight of the Alpha Female
Women remain scarce in the most elite positions. And its by choice.
Nicole Gelinas
The Port Authoritys Cloudy Future
The transportation agency has mortgaged itself to the hilt to rebuild the World Trade Center, leaving few resources for its real mission.
Steven Malanga
Airfields of Dreams
If you build it, they wont come.
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Michael Anton
Tom Wolfes California
In the Golden State, the great writer first chronicled the social changes that would transform America.
Myron Magnet
The Americanness of the American Revolution
Why the Founders succeeded
Alberto Alesina
The Kindest Cuts
Shrinking spending reduces deficits without harming the economy—unlike tax hikes.
Victor Davis Hanson
California, Here We Stay
Reasons not to flee an imploding state
Joel Kotkin
The Third Coast
From Brownsville to Tampa Bay, an economic powerhouse emerges.
Claire Berlinski
Who Is Fethullah Gülen?
Controversial Muslim preacher, feared Turkish intriguer—and inspirer of the largest charter school network in America
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Peter Cove
What I Learned in the Poverty War
Work, not welfare, uplifts the poor.
Brian C. Anderson
In Prospect
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Oh, to be in England
Theodore Dalrymple
Sentimentalizing Serial Murder
A recent book exemplifies the erosion of moral judgment in Britain.
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Faith and Hope in Charity Shops
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Inflate the Legislature
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James Panero
Typhoon Camille
As her new book shows, its difficult not to get swept up by Camille Paglias verve and passion.
7 December 2012
Guy F. Burnett
The Tragedy of Inaction
Robert Service chronicles the Wests early failure to take action against Bolshevism.
30 November 2012
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Theodore Dalrymple
Newtowns Unanswerable Questions
It is not likely that psychiatrists could have prevented the massacre.
21 December 2012
Adam Freedman
The Original Originalist
Robert Borks lasting legacy
20 December 2012
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Theodore Dalrymple
Modernitys Uninvited Guest
Civilization makes progress, but evil persists.
Summer 2010
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City Journal
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The Gulf Coast is America's new economic powerhouse
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Separation of Church and Urban Planning
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Steven Malanga
Death by Arbitration
One more way that cities are going broke
Joel Kotkin
Its Mormon in America
The LDS Church is making its mark in the U.S. and around the world.
Clark Whelton
The Cross-Country Jobs Program
Notes on riding Amtrak
Brandon Fuller
The Genius of Dirt Roads
Why the growing cities of the developing world need New Yorkstyle street grids
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Robert Blecker
Permanent Punitive Segregation
What should life be like for the worst of the worst?
A Capitalism
for the People:
Recapturing the Lost Genius of American Prosperity
by Luigi Zingales
Uncontrolled:
The Surprising Payoff of Trial-and-Error for Business, Politics, and Society
by Jim Manzi
No Matter What . . . Theyll Call This Book Racist: How Our Fear of Talking Honestly About Race Hurts Us All
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A Century of Palestinian Rejectionism and Jew Hatred
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