the University of Chicago Books & Reviews

Preventing the Unthinkable

Graham Allison paints a frightful picture of nuclear terrorism. But all is not yet lost.

Neo-Conspiracy Theories

There is much room for debate on the soundness of neoconservative policies. But a serious assessment of neocons and their role in the Bush Administration is a necessary starting point.

A Nation under Guilt

Two recent histories of Nazi Germany shore up the dyke against the rising flood of "Germany as victim" revisionism.

Power, Wealth and Wisdom

Is the United States really as strong and wise, and "Old Europe" as weak and wooly-headed, as many American foreign policy pundits and practitioners think? Another way to read Transatlantic realities.

Capital Ideas

A look at the poverty of some contending economic fundamentalisms.

Money and Power: Pondering Economic Growth and Decline

A trio of books proposes intriguing reasons for economic growth--national pride, surplus labor and investment security--but none parses the novelty of the virtual state.

Banal and Dubious

Pedestrian books can sometimes serve salutary purposes.

The View From the Margins

Yet another contentious history from Norman Davies.

Turning Point

Springtime for Churchill.

Three Decent Frenchmen

Three European intellectuals who were also honorable men.

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May 26, 2012