Book Review: John Tamny's 'Popular Economics'
MARK W. HENDRICKSON
The multi-talented John Tamny—editor of RealClearMarkets, the Political Economy editor at Forbes, senior economic advisor to Toreador Research and Trading (among other...
The Complete TurtleTrader: The Legend, the Lessons, the Results, by Michael W. Covel
BOOK REVIEW - The Complete TurtleTrader: The Legend, the Lessons, the Results. By Michael W. Covel
Reviewed by Dr. Jonathan Dolhenty
If readers want to learn...
Paul Berman’s The Flight of the Intellectuals
BY CARL L. BANKSTON III
The recent controversy over Ayaan Hirsi Ali's speech at Yale reminded me of a review I published back in 2011...
Paul Berman's The Flight of the Intellectuals
BY CARL L. BANKSTON III
The recent controversy over Ayaan Hirsi Ali's speech at Yale reminded me of a review I published back in 2011...
Democrats And Jobs: Love Them Or Hate Them?
MARK W. HENDRICKSON
Historically, the Democrats proudly have worn the mantle of “the party of labor.” In practice, though, there has been an interesting dichotomy:...
Who Killed the American Family?
BY PHYLISS SCHLAFLY
The British press just reported the result of a new study by academics from Oxford and the University of London that children...
Has Secularism Become Our New State Religion?
BY PHYLLIS SCHLAFLY
Liberalism, Progressivism and Barack Obama have all been pushing America toward erasing all traces of Christianity from the public square. Is there...
Sticks and Stones: A Failure of Investigative Journalism
BY IZZY KALMAN
"Love criticism. It will bring you to your highest level." — Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson
"The road to hell is paved with good...
William Graham Sumner's 'Forgotten Man' – Mark Hendrickson
BY MARK W. HENDRICKSON
This week (Oct. 30 to be precise) marks the 173rd anniversary of the birth of William Graham Sumner (1840-1910). Sumner, one...
William Graham Sumner’s ‘Forgotten Man’ – Mark Hendrickson
BY MARK W. HENDRICKSON
This week (Oct. 30 to be precise) marks the 173rd anniversary of the birth of William Graham Sumner (1840-1910). Sumner, one...
Napoleon Chagnon’s Noble Savages
BY CARL L. BANKSTON III
If one of the purposes of a book review is to inspire readers to take up the original work, Elizabeth...
Napoleon Chagnon's Noble Savages
BY CARL L. BANKSTON III
If one of the purposes of a book review is to inspire readers to take up the original work, Elizabeth...
Racist America? – Prof. Carl L. Bankston
BY CARL L. BANKSTON III
Many of my academic colleagues are dedicated to the proposition that the United States is racist to the core. That,...
Tyler Cowen's Gloomy Vision Is Flawed In Its Very Conception
BY MARK W. HENDRICKSON
Years ago, I thought that if I ever attempted to write a novel, I would describe a future dystopia in which...
Tyler Cowen’s Gloomy Vision Is Flawed In Its Very Conception
BY MARK W. HENDRICKSON
Years ago, I thought that if I ever attempted to write a novel, I would describe a future dystopia in which...
Karl Marx: A Nineteenth Century Life, by Jonathan Sperber
BY CARL L. BANKSTON III
Nearly a quarter of a century after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the specter of Karl Marx continues to...
IndoctriNation: Public Schools and the Decline of Christianity
EDUCATION REPORTER, EAGLE FORUM
IndoctriNation: Public Schools and the Decline of Christianity, Charles LaVerdiere, Editor, Master Books, 2012, $14.99, 343 pp.
Although organized education in America...
How the Left Corrupted Liberalism
BY PHYLLIS SCHLAFLY
Leftwing politicians used to be called liberals. But after the failed presidential campaign of Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis, "liberal" became a dirty...
The One World Schoolhouse: Education Reimagined
EDUCATION REPORTER, EAGLE FORUM
The One World Schoolhouse: Education Reimagined by Salman Khan, The Hachette Group, 2012, $26.99
When Salman Khan looks at children he sees...
Affirmative Action ‘Mismatch’
EDUCATION REPORTER, EAGLE FORUM
Since its beginnings, affirmative action has been touted as a system that aids black and Hispanic students with little or no...