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Domitrovic (history, Sam Houston State U.) examines America's last economic crisis, the "stagflation" of the 1970s, and how economists, journalists, Washington staffers, and politicians helped America

A Path of Our Own tells the story of Pomatambo, a village in one of the poorest parts of Peru’s highlands. Adam Webb brings to life the experiences of three generations of these humble peasa

Though much has been written about T. S. Eliot since it was first published, Eliot and His Age remains the best introduction to the poet’s life, ideas, and literary works. It is the essential s

The debate over the size and scope of the federal government has raged from the New Deal right up through the 2016 presidential race. So why have opponents of big government so rarely made political h

“Pope John Paul II and Ronald Reagan were preserved through this suffering for a high purpose. I don’t think you’ll understand either one of them without understanding that.”—Bishop Robert Barron in T

THE MYTH OF THE ANDALUSIAN PARADISE Muslims, Christians, and Jews under Islamic Rule in Medieval Spain DARIO FERNANDEZ-MORERA Debunking a Politically Potent Myth Historians, journalists

Churchill Sizes Up the Giants of His Age, Offers Wisdom for Our OwnWinston Churchill was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature on the strength of “his mastery of historical and biographical descripti

DARWIN DAY IN AMERICA How Our Politics and Culture Have Been Dehumanized in the Name of ScienceJOHN G. WEST Updated with a brand-new chapter for the paperback edition "A superb overview of wh

Taking “free markets” from rhetoric to realityFor three decades free-market leaders have tried to reverse longstanding Keynesian economic policies, but have only produced larger government, greater de

It is tempting to conclude that Americans' anxieties merely constitute a rational reaction to the fearful uncertainties of the post-9/11 world. But in A Consumer's Guide to the Apocalypse, Eduardo Vel

America's market economy--a heritage to cherish and the key to tomorrow's prosperity--is the unifying theme of Economics: Work and Prosperity. Contrasting the free enterprise system to the syst

Who are the most influential thinkers, and which are the most important concepts, events, and documents in the study of the American political tradition? How ought we regard the beliefs and motivation

How can some politicians, pundits, and scholars cite the principles of "just war" to defend military actions—and others to condemn those same interventions? Just what is the just war tradition, and wh

In Ironies of Faith, celebrated Dante scholar and translator Anthony Esolen provides a profound meditation upon the use and place of irony in Christian art and in the Christian life. Beginning with an

A screenwriter and freelance journalist based in New York, Zmirak introduces general readers to the thought of R÷pke (1899- 1966), a German economist and social critic who was exiled by the Nazis and

Documents the life and career of the conservative sociologist whose writings focused on the breakdown of the community and traces the evolution of his thoughts on the subject.

The contemporary democratic humanitarian is a staunch proponent of “international law” and “international justice” as a way for the Western world to do penance for its missionary, colonial, and imperi

Finally the Truth about the Rise of the WestModernity developed only in the Westin Europe and North America. Nowhere else did science and democracy arise; nowhere else was slavery outlawed. Only Weste

"These slim volumes come close to constituting mini-great books in themselves."-Wall Street JournalTerrorist attacks, wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the rise of China, and the decline of Europe have u

Can Europe survive after abandoning the national loyalties—and religious traditions—that provided meaning? And what will happen to the United States as it goes down a similar path?The eminent French p

In this, the liveliest and most accessible one-volume life of Edmund Burke, Russell Kirk ingeniously combines into a living whole the private and the public Burke. He gives us a fresh assessment of the great statesman, who enjoys even greater influence today than in his own time. Russell Kirk was a leading figure in the post-World War II revival of American interest in Edmund Burke. Today, no one who takes seriously the problems of society dares remain indifferent to "the first conservative of our time of troubles." In Russell Kirk's words: "Burke's ideas interest anyone nowadays, including men bitterly dissenting from his conclusions. If conservatives would know what they defend, Burke is their touchstone; and if radicals wish to test the temper of their opposition, they should turn to Burke." Kirk lucidly unfolds Burke's philosophy, showing how it revealed itself in concrete historical situations during the eighteenth century and how Burke, through his philosophy, "speaks to our age.

Looks at the study of history, how it has evolved through the centuries, and its importance to today's students.

“Groundbreaking.” —Washington Examiner “Mueller is an extraordinarily learned man.” —Claremont Review of BooksEconomics is primed for—and in desperate need of—a revolution, respected economic forecast

Frustrated with the continuing educational crisis of our time, concerned parents, teachers, and students sense that true reform requires more than innovative classroom technology, standardized test

Whether discussing the nature of liberalism, the constitutional and moral problems posed by judicial usurpation, or the dangers of technology, Russell Hittinger convincingly argues in The First Grace

The Brilliant, Tormented Pioneer of the Conservative Movement and the Christian RightFrom the beginning, L. Brent Bozell seemed destined for great things. An extraordinary orator, the young man with

Birzer (history, Hillsdale College, Michigan) presents a biography of wealthy plantation owner and intellectual Carroll (1737-1832), who was the last living signer of the Declaration of Independence a

The first biography of John Dickinson published in fifty years, The Cost of Liberty offers a sorely needed reassessment of a great patriot and misunderstood Founding Father.Countering the caricature o

Papal Economics corrects the record about one of the most important?but least -understood?authorities on capitalism and democracy: the Catholic Church. Maciej Zieba, OP?a leading interpreter of the

A HUMANE ECONOMY The Social Framework of the Free Market WILHELM ROPKE Here is one of the most accessible and compelling introductions to economics ever written. The masterwork of the great

The study of religion in American higher education is fraught with difficulties that raise important questions about the nature of faith and the purpose of advanced learning. Although religion has bee

In Founding Federalist, Michael C. Toth provides an in-depth look at the life and work of Oliver Ellsworth, a largely forgotten but eminently important Founding Father.The American Founding was the wo

In 1973, economist E.F. Schumacher published Small is Beautiful, in which he laid out his ideas in opposition to neo-classical economics' single-minded focus on output and technology, criticizing it a

Physicist Stephen M. Barr’s lucid Student’s Guide to Natural Science aims to give students an understanding, in broad outline, of the nature, history, and great ideas of natural science from ancient t

Arguing that since the time of John Dewey there has been little probing discussion of the nature and purpose of higher education, Curtler (philosophy, Southwest State U., Minnesota) echoes many of the

The ISI Guides to the Major Disciplines are reader-friendly introductions to the most important fields of knowledge in the liberal arts. Written by leading scholars for both students and the general p

Harvard professor Dawson (1889-1970) was a major Catholic historian. His 1958 tome has fallen out of favor among historians at least partly because of its emphasis on the role of religion and spiritua

A professor of religion at the University of Munich, Guardini was a firsthand observer of the wrenching changes that devastated European society in World War II and laid the foundations for what has b

The Writer’s Workshop takes an approach to teaching writing that is new only because it is so old. Today, rhetoric and composition typically proceed by ignoring what was done for 2,500 years in

This memoir by James F. Buckley (b. 1923) tells of his varied political experiences as U.S. Senator, undersecretary of state in the Reagan administration, and as a judge on the US Court of Appeals. Th