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 'A Time to Build: From Family and Community to Congress and the Campus, How Recommitting to Our Institutions Can Revive the American Dream'
Yuval Levin | Basic Books Now is not a time to tear down, but rather to build and rebuild by committing ourselves to the institutions around us.
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The Provocations of Camille Paglia The maverick critic and scholar has championed great art, defended free speech, and offered groundbreaking analysis of popular culture.  
The Ghosts Of Past Wars Live On In A Critical Archive mentioning Hoover Institution via War on the Rocks The United States will soon deploy soldiers to Afghanistan born after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Next August will mark the 30th anniversary of Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait, along with the subsequent American-led military buildup leading to Operation Desert Storm in January 1991. The American military has been directly engaged in the “greater Middle East” since. For the people of Afghanistan and Iraq, the experience of war has extended longer, with this December marking the 40th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s invasion of Afghanistan and next September the same for Iraq’s invasion of Iran. War Books: The Commander and the Staff By Nick Bono, Modern War Institute: "There are plenty of commander-centric reading lists and even more for executives operating in the private sector. The authority of command should not be understated, but the organization following the commander bears some responsibility for the effectiveness of the unit." The 2019 War on the Rocks Summer Fiction Reading List by WOTR Staff  War Books: Summer Reading List By John Amble, Modern War Institute: "One of Japan’s largest warships, the helicopter carrier Izumo, offers a glimpse of where its military is headed: For the first time, troops from a newly formed amphibious brigade of Japan’s army participated in an extended naval deployment." George Will's Guide To Conserving The Founders' Liberalism
by Peter Berkowitz via Real Clear Politics Patrick Deneen’s disdainful review last month in the Washington Post of George Will’s splendid new book, “The Conservative Sensibility,” reasserts fashionable misconceptions about liberalism, conservatism, and America. The review — and, more importantly, the book — provide an occasion to clarify the character of the conservatism that takes its bearings from the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, and from the ideas about human nature and freedom that undergird them.  The Economics of Religion
A new book explores how faith motivates productivity.  Promise and Waste
George Packer’s absorbing biography of diplomat Richard Holbrooke 
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Living to Regret A new book reveals the moral legacy of the Troubles in Northern Ireland.  ASPI Suggests
By Jack Norton, Aakriti Bachhawat & Malcolm Davis, The Strategist (ASPI): "Global thermonuclear war is ‘a strange game’. As the line from the 1983 movie War Games goes, ‘the only winning move is not to play’. But The Drive notes that the movie (one of tech geek’s favourites) also had a huge impact on US President Ronald Reagan’s thinking on cyber warfare and resulted in the first presidential directive on cybersecurity." War Books: Intelligence, Forecasting, and Modern War By Adam Maisel, Modern War Institute: "Alec Ross, The Industries of the Future - Ross served as a senior adviser to the State Department on innovation and his book envisions the generally positive effects of five key areas in technological advancement: robotics, genomics, the increased importance of big data and analytics, the rise of cryptocurrencies, and the importance of the cyber domain."  Joseph Bosco writes: This past week at the Wilson Center’s Kissinger Institute, Henry Kissinger’s former associates met to discuss “Kissinger on Kissinger,” an oral history by the former secretary of State. […]But the reprise of Kissinger’s diplomatic feats suffers from historical myopia. Roy asserted, for example, that “The breakthrough to China … really was a turning point in the Cold War,” inducing Moscow to enter Strategic Arms Limitation Talks.[…] In fact, however, the détente period brought heightened Cold War tensions, Soviet global advances, and a near-nuclear confrontation during the 1973 Yom Kippur War. – The Hill
In Search of the Lost Nation
Michael Brendan Dougherty explores the meaning of fatherhood in Ireland and America.  Understanding Trump Country by Rachel Lu Tim Carney shows that the decline of the Rust Belt has cultural and moral elements that economics alone cannot adequately explain. Read More » A New Birth of Intellectual Freedom on the Right by Mark C. Henrie Before Trump, conservative orthodoxy ruled right-of-center philanthropy. It now needs an agenda based on what gave rise to his presidency. Read More »
Hanson recently shared insights from the book in a Hoover.org interview, and video from his recent Hoover Institution book event can be viewed here. Timothy Carney’s “Alienated America” & the Future of the American Dream By Kevin Roberts on May 16, 2019 10:00 pm Timothy Carney’s book "Alienated America" tackles a crucial question that too few policymakers and news commentators even bother asking anymore: What is at the root of America’s contemporary cultural and social malaise? The short answer, according to Mr. Carney, is the deterioration of civil society. Alienated America: Why Some Places Thrive While Other Places Collapse, ... Read in browser » Papal Household Theologian on sparking faith, returning to basics of Catholic life
By Paul Senz on May 14, 2019 12:29 am In the tradition of St. Thomas Aquinas, members of the Dominican Order tend to be particularly well-versed in philosophy, theology, scholasticism, and the great intellectual tradition of the Church. This is part of the reason [...] Read in browser »  De Gaulle, Re-Founder of French Republicanism by Will Morrisey The man the French consider the most important figure in their long history, with Napoleon a distant runner-up. Read More »  The remarkable story of the search for Saint Peter’s tomb
By Paul Senz on Apr 30, 2019 06:00 pm On November 24, 2013, the world was treated to a remarkable sight. Pope Francis, the 265th successor of Saint Peter, held an ossuary containing the bones of the first pope. The current occupant of a [...] Read in browser »  War Books: The Theory and Practice of War By Craig Whiteside, Modern War Institute: "When I left the Army and struck out on a path to become an academic, my professor at Washington State taught me how to balance personal experience and deep (but narrow) topical knowledge with the instincts of a balanced and objective political scientist." In Statecraft, What is Tragedy Good For? by Neville Morley
 Structural Realism Has No Clothes by Paul D. Miller
What is remarkable is that, despite decades of scholarship and change, today’s structural realists have revised or changed almost none of their views. Read More »  New Book Examines US, Global Monetary Policy
via Hoover Daily ReportIn their new Hoover Institution Press book, Currencies, Capital, and Central Bank Balances, economists John H. Cochrane and John B. Taylor and Kyle Palermo address big-picture debates affecting US and global monetary policy. |
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