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A Founding Document Finds Its Principles

REVIEW: ‘Born Equal: Remaking America’s Constitution, 1840–1920’ by Akhil Reed Amar

Tal Fortgang
January 18, 2026
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The Long and Winding Remix

REVIEW: ‘The Beatles: Anthology 4’

Dominic Green
January 18, 2026
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The Price of the Party at Barneys

REVIEW: ‘They All Came to Barneys’ by Gene Pressman

Jessica Schwalb
January 11, 2026
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Tolstoy's Last Novel

REVIEW: 'Resurrection' by Leo Tolstoy

Joseph Epstein
December 21, 2025
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Getting Intimate With Updike

REVIEW: 'Selected Letters of John Updike' edited by James Schiff

Andrew Ferguson
December 7, 2025
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Our Man in Amman

REVIEW: 'The Most American King: Abdullah of Jordan' by Aaron Magid

Dominic Green
December 7, 2025
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Karp's Quest to Save the Shire

REVIEW: 'The Philosopher in the Valley: Alex Karp, Palantir, and the Rise of the Surveillance State' by Michael Steinberger

Michael M. Rosen
November 23, 2025
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Putting Atheism on the Defensive

REVIEW: 'Taking Religion Seriously' by Charles Murray

Dan Hitchens
November 23, 2025
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Giving History the Human Touch

REVIEW: 'History Matters' by David McCullough

Dalton Swenson
November 23, 2025
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Courage Under Fire

REVIEW: 'Fuji Fire: Sifting Ashes of a Forgotten U.S. Marine Corps Tragedy' by Chas Henry

Jonathan Horn
November 16, 2025