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‘Literary Alchemist’ Review: Finding Gold Everywhere

‘Literary Alchemist’ Review: Finding Gold Everywhere

Via: Vic Eldred  •  Books  •  1 Comments  •  4 years ago

There has never been a more beautifully modulated book about the deep-freeze of a human soul than “Mrs. Bridge.” Evan S. Connell’s 1959 novel is a masterpiece of understatement, its story culled...
Island Infernos’ Review: Battle of the Beachheads

Island Infernos’ Review: Battle of the Beachheads

Via: Vic Eldred  •  Books  •  5 Comments  •  5 years ago

Eighty years ago this month, the American entry into World War II was precipitated by the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. But the ensuing clash in the war’s Pacific theater has long been...
‘Fears of a Setting Sun’ Review: Factions at America’s Founding

‘Fears of a Setting Sun’ Review: Factions at America’s Founding

Via: Vic Eldred  •  Books  •  4 Comments  •  5 years ago

As delegates to the Constitutional Convention affixed their signatures to the final document in 1787, Benjamin Franklin fixed his attention on the half-sun carved into the back of the mahogany...
Politics: When Pundits Hold Court

Politics: When Pundits Hold Court

Via: Vic Eldred  •  Books  •  14 Comments  •  5 years ago

When Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement in 2018, giving President Trump a second opportunity to elevate a judge to the Supreme Court, Ian Millhiser posted this charming reflection on...
‘Boomers’ Review: Eminent Aquarians

‘Boomers’ Review: Eminent Aquarians

Via: Vic Eldred  •  Books  •  3 Comments  •  5 years ago

It is the commonest pattern in politics and society: Peace and prosperity, though good in themselves and furthering of human flourishing, eventually give place to arrogance, decadence and...
The 10 Best Books of 2021 - WSJ

The 10 Best Books of 2021 - WSJ

Via: Vic Eldred  •  Books  •  3 Comments  •  5 years ago

All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days: The True Story of the American Woman at the Heart of the German Resistance to Hitler By Rebecca Donner   |   Little, Brown Mildred Harnack, a...
‘The Original Meaning of the 14th Amendment’ Review: The Letter and the Spirit

‘The Original Meaning of the 14th Amendment’ Review: The Letter and the Spirit

Via: Vic Eldred  •  Books  •  13 Comments  •  5 years ago

Measured against the sweep of Anglo-American legal history, judicial review—the power of unelected judges to invalidate, as contrary to higher law, an act of the legislature—was a radical...
New Trump book does $1M in sales in first 24 hours

New Trump book does $1M in sales in first 24 hours

Via: Vic Eldred  •  Books  •  27 Comments  •  5 years ago

Even for former President Donald Trump, the fast pace of sales of his first  post-White House book  has been impressive. His new publisher, Winning Team, said that the sales of  Our Journey...
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