The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic – by Chalmers Johnson
May 18, 2026Back in 2008 the United States had what was called a “California style” referendum. Empire or...
Silk Road to Ruin: Is Central Asia the New Middle East? by Ted Rall
May 18, 2026Who are the Stans? What are the Stans? Where are the Stans and what in the...
In the Rose Garden of the Martyrs: A Memoir of Iran – by Christopher de Bellaigue
May 17, 2026Americans would be well advised to learn about Iran’s culture and tragic recent history before our...
Rising Up and Rising Down: Some Thoughts on Violence, Freedom and Urgent Means – by William T. Vollmann
May 17, 2026With the exceptions of several of his earlier works, every time I take on a book...
Recovering the Past: A Historian’s Memoir by Forrest McDonald
May 17, 2026McDonald’s memoir is very good because Professor McDonald writes for those of us who delight in...
The Quiet Mountains – A Ten-Year Search for the Last Wild Trout of Mexico’s Sierra Madre Occidental – by Rex Johnson, Jr.
May 16, 2026One region I’ve always wanted to wander about in is Mexico’s Sierra Madre Occidental mountains, a...
The Price of Admission: How America’s Ruling Class Buys Its Way into Elite Colleges — and Who Gets Left Outside the Gates by Daniel Golden
May 16, 2026Money dominates far greater a percentage of admissions than colleges—who are desperate to boost endowments to...
Profilers, Leading Investigators Take You Inside the Criminal Mind
May 16, 2026The science of criminal profiling has exploded on the public consciousness following the publication of Thomas...
The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History – by Thomas E. Woods, Jr., PhD.
May 16, 2026The good news is that the assault on fortress academe has had initial success; the walls...
Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid by Jimmy Carter
May 15, 2026In 1985 I traveled to the United States for a lecture tour. I was then still...




