A Case of Double Trouble that Molded a Better Marine

A Case of Double Trouble that Sculpted a Better Marine

History is full of tales of heroes whose lives are marked by the great hardships they have endured. However, rarely does a man face the same great hardship twice. Author Leo Aime LaBrie tells one such tale in his book, A Double Dose of Hard Luck: The Extraordinary True Story of Two-Time Prisoner of War, … Read more

The Egalitarian Road to Ignorance

The University We Need: Reforming American Higher Education by Warren Treadgold, Encounter Books, 2018   Currently, there is a good deal of literature about the failings of the educational system. They fall into two categories. There are those who argue that progressive education is doing the job well. The cure for the nation’s educational woes … Read more

Lifting the Shroud Over Islam

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In his informative and politically-incorrect book, The Great Divide: The Failure of Islam and the Triumph of the West, Alvin Schmidt gives a vast treasury of information on how wide the gap between Christianity and Islam really is. He finally lifts the veil that has covered the ugly history of Islam, from Muhammad’s first pillages … Read more

‘Ye Gods’: Taking on Modernity’s Pantheon

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Occasionally one comes upon a book that presents simple truths in a plain and delightful way. Such books are commentaries based on the experience of life that ring true to the reader. One such book is a slim collection of essays titled simply Ye gods. Originally written and illustrated by Ed Willock in 1948, the … Read more

Return to Order: ‘Not Just Another Conservative Book’

Return to Order Return to Order: ‘Not Just Another Conservative Book’

I began to read Mr. Horvat’s treatise expecting to find just another conservative book, this one from a Roman Catholic perspective. Return to Order is all of that, but it is much, much more. Mr. Horvat’s central thesis is that the current American economic and moral crisis is caused by “frenetic intemperance,” an obsessive desire … Read more

Unmasking Margaret Sanger’s Propaganda Campaign Against the Catholic Church

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Margaret Sanger is one of those mysterious historical figures that are curiously immune from attacks of the left despite her statements that would be enough to damn anyone. Few figures were so politically incorrect by modern standards than she. Her statements against the black population are scandalous. She advocated eugenics that targeted the mental ill … Read more

Can America’s Schools Be Saved? An Insider Weighs In

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The American education system has long been in crisis. It seems every administration seeks to reform the system, but it usually ends up making matters worse. The book, Can America’s Schools Be Saved? How the Ideology of American Education Is Destroying It? helps explain what has gone wrong. Author Edwin Benson has seen it all. … Read more

Why This Little Book on Humility Is So Great

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Book marketing consists of finding the target audience of those who are looking for the subjects discussed inside a given book. Often this involves narrowing down the field so that the maximum amount of effort and resources can be applied to the targeted group interested in the subject. It is all part of Book Marketing 101. … Read more

Who Are the Glow Kids?

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A bemused reader might scan the title of this book review and frown, “what in the world is a glow kid?!” But do not worry, the author of this review asked the same question when the book was recommended by a colleague. After reading the first few pages, however, confused readers will realize that the … Read more

What is Behind America’s Complacency?

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A Review of The Complacent Class: The Self-Defeating Quest for the American Dream by Tyler Cowen Rarely have I read a book with which I have so thoroughly disagreed as Tyler Cowen’s The Complacent Class: The Self-Defeating Quest for the American Dream. I had hoped for a perspective on what is behind American decadence. However, … Read more