Books
BOOK REVIEW: 'The American Imperative: Reclaiming Global Leadership Through Soft Power'
When describing war, Army Gen. Omar Bradley famously declared: "Amateurs talk strategy. Professionals talk logistics."
A roundup of true crime and crime fiction for aficionados
This holiday season, one might want to buy the crime aficionado on your shopping list one or more of this year's fine true crime or crime fiction books.
BOOK REVIEW: 'America's Rifle: The Case for the AR-15'
President Biden told reporters over Thanksgiving that he would use the upcoming lame-duck session of Congress to do something he has wanted to do for decades.
BOOK REVIEW: 'Taxes Have Consequences: An Economic History of the United States'
Those who don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it. And when those who fail to learn hold the reins of power and society's purse strings, they do so at our expense.
BOOK REVIEW: 'The Next Time I Die'
Dying was only the beginning. Stephen Blitz didn't think about his own safety when he saw the man trying to force a woman into his car. He stepped in to defend her and got a knife to the gut for his troubles.
BOOK REVIEW: 'Transcend Fear: A Blueprint for Mindful Leadership in Public Health'
Once in a great while, a book comes along that clearly defines the time and earth-shattering events into which the book is released.
Vaccine propaganda and coercion
In their enthusiasm to rollout the novel covid vaccines as widely and quickly as possible in early 2021, the public health establishment succumbed to two dangerous temptations: Propaganda and coercion.
BOOK REVIEW: 'Letter to the American Church'
Like the German church in the 1930s, the American church in the 2020s is culpable for the pending devastation of human life and the collapse of a great nation.
BOOK REVIEW: 'The Custer of the West Series'
Turning the last page of a great book is one of those bittersweet life experiences.
How Arabella's dark money network pushed hysteria over voter suppression myth
The Arabella network raised $1.7 billion in 2020 alone to spend toward the defeat of President Donald Trump, easily the largest amount in any year for the organization.
BOOK REVIEW: 'The Gotti Wars: Taking Down America's Most Notorious Mobster'
Even after all these years, the late John Gotti remains the public's poster boy for Cosa Nostra crime bosses.
BOOK REVIEW: 'April 1945: The Hinge of History'
The World War II era has been fertile ground for historians, especially those who concentrate on military history and geopolitics.
BOOK REVIEW: 'Mafia Democracy: How Our Republic Became a Mob Racket'
In "Mafia Democracy: How Our Republic Became a Mob Racket," author Michael Franzese claims that politicians are acting like organized crime members.
BOOK REVIEW: 'The Statesman as Thinker: Portraits of Greatness, Courage and Moderation'
Just as the summer beach reading season arrives, Americans' disdain for leaders at various levels of government seems, like that ocean wave out in the distance, to be cresting.
BOOK REVIEW: Progressive Conservatism: How Republicans Will Become America's Natural Governing Party
F.H. Buckley's newest book, "Progressive Conservatism: How Republicans Will Become America's Natural Governing Party," will undoubtedly rankle some hardcore conservatives -- and that's the intention.
Acclaimed biographer James Gavin tackles the legacy of George Michael
"If you can't find your empathy with your subject you shouldn't be writing the book."
BOOK REVIEW: 'Saving Nine'
In 1983, then-Senator Joe Biden called packing the Supreme Court a "bonehead idea." But on the debate stage in 2020, candidate Biden refused to answer questions about court-packing.
BOOK REVIEW: 'Climate at a Glance for Teachers and Students: Facts on 30 Prominent Climate Topics'
The climate is incredibly complex. It follows that the causes of climate change are likewise complex.
BOOK REVIEW: 'What Happened to the Bennetts'
Lisa Scottoline is a bestselling and award-winning author of 34 legal thrillers and historical novels.
BOOK REVIEW: 'Leader'
I guess Dick Armey and I were destined to become friends and political allies.
