Free Beacon Joseph Bottum


Occupied Mind

Review: 'Patient X' by David Peace

Who Guards the Guardians?

Review 'The Most Dangerous Branch' by David A. Kaplan

Mere Creature of the State

Review: The Schoolhouse Gate: Public Education, the Supreme Court, and the Battle for the American Mind by Justin Driver

Jung at Heart

Reviewing Carl Jung's persistent hold on our attention

The Empire Strikes Bach

Algorithms and copyright laws are stealing music from all of us

Steve Jobs's Daughter Swings a Wrecking Ball

Review: 'Small Fry' by Lisa Brennan-Jobs

Alcott's Anniversary

Review: 'Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy: The Story of "Little Women" and Why It Still Matters' by Anne Boyd Rioux

A City Still Eternal

Review: 'Rome: A History in Seven Sackings' by Matthew Kneale

A Chilling Presence

Review: 'A Brotherhood of Spies: The U-2 and the CIA’s Secret War' by Monte Reel

Days of Wine and Roses

Review: 'The Recovering: Intoxication and Its Aftermath' by Leslie Jamison