Vice Presidents of the United States Books & Reviews

The Truth About China

Andrew J. Nathan | Dec 16, 2009
Martin Jacques’s just-released tome breathlessly informs us that China will soon rule the world. Its culture will dominate the West. Its military will threaten our own. Its authoritarian system will become an alternative to liberal democracy.

Passions of Pope Victor

Philip Jenkins | Dec 16, 2009
As Europe secularized and the global South becomes the new market for potential converts, Christianity is undergoing a painful evolution.

The Willing Misinterpreter

David Rieff | Oct 28, 2009
Despite Goldhagen's extraordinary claims, he himself concedes in his unwittingly revealing afterword that he is not presenting much in the way of original research.

America! Yours in 592 Pages

Joseph Ellis | Oct 27, 2009
It may be that the best one-volume history of the United States has been penned by a Brit. David Reynolds takes us into the very essence of what it means to be an American, offering wisdom perhaps only possible from an outsider.

Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying

Robert Jervis | Oct 27, 2009
From the bikini to the doomsday clock, with the advent of nuclear weapons everything around us seemed to change. Contrarian political scientist John Mueller takes issue with this conventional view of the Atomic Age.

Reading Tarot on K Street

Philip E. Tetlock | Aug 25, 2009
Who doesn’t want to know whether the Dow will close above ten thousand at year’s end, whether the Saudis can maintain their oil production, whether China will rise and Russia will fall, or whether a new dictator lurks in the Middle East?

If Sarah Palin is the Answer . . .

Geoffrey Wheatcroft | Aug 25, 2009
Conservatism is once again facing an identity crisis. The recent passing of William F. Buckley, Jr., offers a perfect opportunity to look back at the movement, with its antecedents, its birth, its triumphs and now its potential demise.

A God For All Seasons

Alan Wolfe | Aug 25, 2009
Scholars of international relations have only recently begun to appreciate the power of religion. Their next step is to get religion right. No longer mysterious and magical, modernity has demystified the Higher Power.

The Soviet Abroad

Anatol Lieven | Aug 25, 2009
A book by former–Russian Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov gives an insider’s account of espionage and intrigue in the Middle East.

A Revisionist's Burden

H. W. Brands | Jun 30, 2009
Nowadays, history is regularly written by the victims, usually in service of a political agenda. Long-remembered slights poison political debate, often with violent consequences.

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