2009

Where the Buck Stops
"Presidential Command: Power, Leadership, and the Making of Foreign Policy from Richard Nixon to George W. Bush"
By Peter W. Rodman
Reviewed by John R. Bolton, January 26, 2009

Is Washington for Sale?
"So Damn Much Money: The Triumph of Lobbying and the Corrosion of American Government"
By Robert G. Kaiser
Reviewed by James Q. Wilson, January 18, 2009

2008

The Prop of the Knout
"Russian Orthodoxy Resurgent: Faith and Power in the New Russia"
By John Garrard and Carol Garrard
Reviewed by Leon Aron, December 31, 2008

Bill and Ron
"The Reagan I Knew"
By William F. Buckley Jr.
Reviewed by Steven F. Hayward, December 29, 2008

War and Decision
"War and Decision"
By Douglas J. Feith
Reviewed by Michael Rubin, Winter 2009

The Politics of Chaos in the Middle East
"The Politics of Chaos in the Middle East"
By Olivier Roy
Reviewed by Michael Rubin, Winter 2009

Losing the Golden Hour
"Losing the Golden Hour"
By James Stephenson
Reviewed by Michael Rubin, Winter 2009

Arab Politics, Palestinian Nationalism, and the Six Day War
"Arab Politics, Palestinian Nationalism, and the Six Day War"
By Moshe Shemesh
Reviewed by Michael Rubin, Winter 2009

Swimming Up the Tigris
"Swimming Up the Tigris"
By Barbara Nimri Aziz
Reviewed by Michael Rubin, Winter 2009

The Epic of Finance
"The Ascent of Money"
By Niall Ferguson
Reviewed by Allan H. Meltzer, December 15, 2008

Should We Privatize Airports?
"Aviation Infrastructure Performance: A Study in Comparative Political Economy"
Edited by Clifford Winston and Ginés de Rus
Reviewed by Evan Sparks, December 5, 2008

What's Happening to Public Higher Education? The Shifting Financial Burden?
"What's Happening to Public Higher Education? The Shifting Financial Burden"
By Ronald G. Ehrenburg
Reviewed by Richard Vedder, November 27, 2008

A Honey Pot for Saddam
"Backstabbing for Beginners"
By Michael Soussan
Reviewed by John R. Bolton, November 13, 2008

Gag Me with a Law
"A Manifesto for Media Freedom"
By Brian C. Anderson and Adam D. Thierer
Reviewed by Christy Hall Robinson, November 3, 2008

Simple Answers, Not Easy Solutions
"Healthcare Guaranteed: A Simple, Secure Solution for America"
By Ezekiel J. Emanuel
Reviewed by Thomas P. Miller, November 1, 2008
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The End of the Beginning
"After Bush: The Case for Continuity in American Foreign Policy"
By Timothy L. Lynch and Robert S. Singh
Reviewed by Joshua Muravchik, November 1, 2008

Darkness at Noon
"The Forever War"
By Dexter Filkins
Reviewed by Reuel Marc Gerecht, October 6, 2008

Climate for Change
"An Appeal to Reason: A Cool Look at Global Warming"
By Nigel Lawson
Reviewed by Christy Hall Robinson, September 22, 2008

Watergate Story
"The Strong Man: John Mitchell and the Secrets of Watergate"
By James Rosen
Reviewed by Duncan Currie, September 2, 2008

The Jews of Libya
"The Jews of Libya: Coexistence, Persecution, Resettlement"
By Maurice M. Roumani
Reviewed by Michael Rubin, September 1, 2008

Help Is on the Way
"Freedom's Battle"
By Gary J. Bass
Reviewed by Joshua Muravchik, August 21, 2008

Herbal Legends
"Trick or Treatment"
By Simon Singh and Edzard Ernst, M.D.
Reviewed by Scott Gottlieb, M.D., August 19, 2008

The World of Tomorrow
"The Way We'll Be"
By John Zogby
Reviewed by Michael Barone, August 14, 2008

What Life Is Like Behind the Wheel
"Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do"
By Tom Vanderbilt
Reviewed by James Q. Wilson, July 31, 2008

Indispensable Nation
"America Between the Wars: From 11/9 to 9/11"
By Derek Chollet and James Goldgeier
"After Bush: The Case for Continuity in American Foreign Policy"
By Timothy J. Lynch and Robert S. Singh
Reviewed by Gary J. Schmitt, July 28, 2008

The Way Forward
"A Path Out of the Desert"
By Ken Pollack
Reviewed by Michael Rubin, July 22, 2008

Did the Right Make America a Lawsuit Nation?
"See You in Court: How the Right Made America a Lawsuit Nation"
By Thomas Geoghegan
Reviewed by Ted Frank, July 17, 2008

Planting Ideology
"The Murder of Nikolai Vavilov"
By Peter Pringle
Reviewed by Anne Applebaum, July 14, 2008

France's Broken Social Model
"France in Crisis"
By Timothy Smith
Reviewed by Jurgen Reinhoudt, July 13, 2008

Was Churchill a Zionist?
"Churchill and the Jews: A Lifelong Friendship"
By Martin Gilbert
"Churchill's Promised Land: Zionism and Statecraft"
By Michael Makovsky
Reviewed by Steven F. Hayward, Summer 2008

Things Fall Apart
"Things Fall Apart"
By Daniel L. Byman and Kenneth M. Pollack
Reviewed by Michael Rubin, Summer 2008

The Development of Trans-Jordan, 1929-1939
"The Development of Trans-Jordan, 1929-1939"
By Maan Abu Nowar
Reviewed by Michael Rubin, Summer 2008

Contemporary Politics in the Middle East
"Contemporary Politics in the Middle East"
By Beverley Milton-Edwards
Reviewed by Michael Rubin, Summer 2008

Between Foreigners and Shi'is
"Between Foreigners and Shi'is"
By Daniel Tsadik
Reviewed by Michael Rubin, Summer 2008

The Blog of War
"Human Smoke: The Beginnings of World War II, the End of Civilization"
By Nicholson Baker
Reviewed by Anne Applebaum, May 28, 2008

Trouble Down Below
"Forgotten Continent: The Battle for Latin America's Soul"
By Michael Reid
Reviewed by Mark Falcoff, May 19, 2008

Stuck in the Big Ditch
"Drawing the Line at the Big Ditch"
By Adam Clymer
Reviewed by Gerard Alexander, May 19, 2008

Judging the Judges
"The Dirty Dozen"
By Robert A. Levy and William Mellor
Reviewed by Amity Shlaes, May 1, 2008

The New Dissidents
"The Deniers"
By Lawrence Solomon
Reviewed by Kenneth P. Green, April 17, 2008

Politics May Never Be the Same
"Millennial Makeover"
 By Morley Winograd and Michael D. Hais
Reviewed by Michael Barone, April 11, 2008

Bush on the Couch
"The Bush Tragedy"
By Jacob Weisberg
"Reagan's Disciple: George W. Bush's Troubled Quest for a Presidential Legacy"
By Lou Cannon and Carl M. Cannon.
Reviewed by David Frum, April 10, 2008

Sick and Famous
"When Illness Goes Public"
By Barron Lerner
Reviewed by Christy Hall Robinson, Winter 2008

Spy vs. CIA
"Why Spy?"
By Frederick Hitz
Reviewed by Michael A. Ledeen, April 10, 2008

Arthur and Writer
"Journals, 1952-2000"
By Arthur Schlesinger, Jr
Reviewed by Mark Falcoff, April 7, 2008

Chasing the American Dream with $25
"Scratch Beginnings"
By Adam Shepard
Reviewed by Evan Sparks, April 3, 2008

Strobe Lite
"The Great Experiment"
By Strobe Talbott
Reviewed by Mark Falcoff, March 12, 2008

Gusher of Lies: The Dangerous Delusions of "Energy Independence"
By Robert Bryce
Reviewed by Kenneth P. Green, March 9, 2008

Iran, Islam, and Democracy: The Politics of Managing Change, 2nd Ed.
By Ali M. Ansari
Reviewed by Michael Rubin, March 1, 2008

China and Iran: Ancient Partners in a Post-Imperial World
By John W. Garver
Reviewed by Michael Rubin, March 1, 2008

Blood and Belief: The PKK and the Kurdish Fight for Independence
By Aliza Marcus
Reviewed by Michael Rubin, March 1, 2008

Kurdish Identity: Human Rights and Political Status
Edited by Charles G. MacDonald and Carole A. O’Leary
Reviewed by Michael Rubin, March 1, 2008

Behind the Green Door
"Living Like Ed"
By Ed Begley
Reviewed by Kenneth P. Green, February 17, 2008 

A Famous War of Words
"Lincoln and Douglas: The Debates That Defined America"
By Allen Guelzo
Reviewed by Newt Gingrich, February 14, 2008

Remember the Maine
"El Anti-Americanismo Español"
By Alessandro Seregni
"Estados Unidos Primer o Tercer Mundo?"
By Antonio Caño
Reviewed by Mark Falcoff, February 11, 2008

Trial by Fire
"Richard M. Nixon: A Life in Full"
By Conrad Black
Reviewed by David Frum, February 11, 2008

Bitter Friends, Bosom Enemies
"Bitter Friends, Bosom Enemies"
By Barbara Slavin
Reviewed by Michael Rubin, Spring 2008

Treacherous Alliance
"Treacherous Alliance"
By Trita Parsi
Reviewed by Michael Rubin, Spring 2008

Who's Fascist Now?
"Liberal Fascism"
By Jonah Goldberg
Reviewed by Steven F. Hayward, January 28, 2008

Blind Faiths
"The Suicide of Reason"
By Lee Harris
Reviewed by Ayaan Hirsi Ali, January 6, 2008

Iraqi Security Forces: A Strategy for Success
"Iraqi Security Forces: A Strategy for Success"
By Anthony H. Cordesman
Reviewed by Michael Rubin, Winter 2008

Courting Lady Liberty
'Modern Liberty and the Limits of Government"
By Charles Fried
Reviewed by Henry Olsen, Winter 2008

For Prophet and Tsar: 
Islam and Empire in Russia and Central Asia
By Robert D. Crews
Reviewed by Kara Flook, Winter 2008

2007

Green Death?
"Break Through: From the Death of Environmentalism to the Politics of Possibility"
By Ted Nordhaus and Michael Shellenberger
Reviewed by Steven F. Hayward, December 31

Beyond Betar
"Jews and Power"
By Ruth Wisse
Reviewed by David Gelernter, December 24

The Mystery of Condi Rice
"Condoleezza Rice: An American Life"
By Elisabeth Bumiller
Reviewed by Anne Applebaum, December 17

Writing Checks
"Heroic Conservatism"
By Michael Gerson
Reviewed by David Frum, December 3

The Courage of Conviction
"Surrender Is Not an Option: Defending America at the United Nations and Abroad"
By John R. Bolton
Reviewed by Michael A. Ledeen, November 7

Jihadi Murat
"For Prophet and Tsar: Islam and Empire in Russia and Central Asia"
By Robert D. Crews
"Russia's Islamis Threat"
By Gordon M. Hahn
Reviewed by Leon Aron, November 5

Britain's Worst Hour
"Diamonds, Gold, and War: The British, the Boers, and the Making of South Africa"
By Martin Meredith
Reviewed by Roger Bate, October 26

So Great a Conspiracy?
"The Big Con: The True Story of How Washington Got Hoodwinked and Hijacked by Crackpot Economics"
By Jonathan Chait
Reviewed by Kevin A. Hassett, October 22

Cooler Heads Prevail
"Cool It: The Skeptical Environmentalist's Guide to Global Warming"
By Bjørn Lomborg
Reviewed by Steven F. Hayward, October 22

The Sweet Lowdown about Weight Gain: Blaming the Refined Carbs of Sugar and Starch
"Good Calories, Bad Calories"
By Gary Taubes
Reviewed by Scott Gottlieb, M.D., October 6

A Raw Deal
"The Forgotten Man"
By Amity Shlaes
Review by Charles W. Calomiris, October 1

George Tenet's CIA
"At the Center of the Storm: My Years at the CIA"
By George Tenet
Reviewed by Reuel Marc Gerecht, September 3

Shia Power: Next Target Iran?
"Shia Power: Next Target Iran?"
By Michel Korinman and John Laughland
Reviewed by Michael Rubin, September 1

Edit Thyself
"The Artful Edit: On the Practice of Editing Yourself"
By Susan Bell
Reviewed by Evan Sparks, August 30

Fog of History
"Nixon and Kissinger: Partners in Power"
By Robert Dallek
Reviewed by David Frum, August 27

Evil and Avarice
"Hitler's Beneficiaries"
By Gotz Aly
Reviewed by David Frum, August 18

Towards Eco-Affluence: The Meaning of the 21st Century
"The Meaning of the 21st Century"
By James Martin
Reviewed by Jurgen Reinhoudt, August 17

The Oswald Effect
"Camelot and the Cultural Revolution: How the Assassination of John F. Kennedy Shattered American Liberalism"
By James Piereson
Reviewed by Steven F. Hayward, August 13

Big African States
"Big African States"
Edited by Christopher Clapham, Jeffrey Herbst, and Greg Mills
Reviewed by Mauro De Lorenzo, August 1

How Governments Compete
"How Countries Compete: Strategy, Structure and Government in the Global Economy"
By Richard H. K. Vietor
Reviewed by Jurgen Reinhoudt, July 30

Beyond the Myth
"The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression"
By Amity Shlaes
Reviewed by Steven F. Hayward, July 30

Do Powerful Economic Reforms Require Powerful States?
"The State After Statism: New State Activities in the Age of Liberalization"
Edited by Jonah D. Levy
Reviewed by Jurgen Reinhoudt, July 26

Glorious, Indeed
"Our First Revolution: The Remarkable British Upheaval That Inspired America's Founding Fathers"
By Michael Barone
Reviewed by Gertrude Himmelfarb, July 23

The Politics of Destruction
"No Retreat, No Surrender: One American's Fight"
By Tom DeLay
Reviewed by Norman J. Ornstein, July 22

What Goes Up . . .
"The Berlin Wall: A World Divided, 1961-1989"
By Frederick Taylor
Reviewed by Anne Applebaum, July 22

The Five Sides of Defense
"The Pentagon"
By Steve Vogel
Reviewed by Mark Falcoff, July 11

Triumph of The New
"Prophet of Innovation: Joseph Schumpeter and Creative Destruction"
By Thomas K. McCraw
Reviewed by Nick Schulz, July 9

An Amateur Economist Defends Mainstream Culture
"The Cult of the Amateur: How Today's Internet Is Killing Our Culture"
By Andrew Keen
Reviewed by David Robinson, July 6

Reagan Co-opted
"Ronald Reagan: Fate, Freedom, and the Making of History"
By John Patrick Diggins
Reviewed by Peter J. Wallison, July 1

The Other J.C.
"Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid"
By Jimmy Carter
Reviewed by Steven F. Hayward, July 1

Disunion
"The Last Days of Europe: Epitaph for an Old Continent"
By Walter Laqueur
Reviewed by Mark Falcoff, July 1

The Children of Marx
"Comrades: A World History of Communism"
By Robert Service
Reviewed by Anne Applebaum, June 23

Good Cap, Bad Cap
"Good Capitalism, Bad Capitalism, and the Growth of Economics and Prosperity"
By William J. Baumol, Robert E. Litan, and Carl J. Schramm
Reviewed by Nick Schulz, June 4

The Day the Children Died
"Beslan: The Tragedy of School No. 1"
By Timothy Phillips
Reviewed by Anne Applebaum, June 3

A Book for Real Boys
"The Dangerous Book for Boys"
By Conn and Hal Iggulden
Reviewed by Christina Hoff Sommers, May 31

Unsoothing Scenario
"The China Fantasy: How Our Leaders Explain Away Chinese Repression," by James Mann
"Charm Offensive: How China's Soft Power Is Transforming the World," by Joshua Kurlantzick
Reviewed by Dan Blumenthal, May 28

The Sudden Ubiquity of China
"Charm Offensive: How China's Soft Power Is Transforming the World"
By Joshua Kurlantzick
Reviewed by Mauro De Lorenzo, May 23

Flower Power
"Flower Confidential: The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful in the Business of Flowers"
By Amy Stewart
Reviewed by Keri Ann Lutz, May 21

Christopher Hitchens Is a Treasure
"God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything"
By Christopher Hitchens
Reviewed by Michael Novak, May 17

A Free-Market Outpost in the Midwest
"The Chicago School: How the University of Chicago Assembled the Thinkers Who Revolutionized Economics and Business"
By Johan Van Overtveldt
Reviewed by Alan D. Viard, May 17

Japan Again
"Japan Rising: The Resurgence of Japanese Power and Purpose"
By Kenneth B. Pyle
Reviewed by Dan Blumenthal, May 14

The New Cassandra
"Boomsday"
By Christopher Buckley
Reviewed by Elise Passamani, May 7

Battleground America
"Divided America: The Ferocious Power Struggle in American Politics"
By Earl and Merle Black
Reviewed by Karlyn Bowman, May 7

Economics in Nine Innings
"The Baseball Economist: The Real Game Exposed"
By J.C. Bradbury
Reviewed by Daniel Geary, May 3

Overdose: How Excessive Government Regulation Stifles Pharmaceutical Innovation
"Overdose: How Excessive Government Regulation Stifles Pharmaceutical Innovation"
By Richard A. Epstein
Reviewed by John E. Calfee, Spring 2007

The Greening of Capitalism
"Green to Gold: How Smart Companies Use Environmental Strategy to Innovate, Create Value, and Build Competitive Advantage"
By Daniel C. Esty and Andrew S. Winston
Reviewed by Nick Schulz, Spring 2007

Health Gulf
"Medical Apartheid"
By Harriet A. Washington
Reviewed by Sally Satel, M.D., and Howard I. Kushner, May 2007

Nasser and the Missile Age in the Middle East
"Nasser and the Missile Age in the Middle East"
By Owen L. Sirrs
Reviewed by Jeffrey Azarva, Summer 2007

Arab Reform and Foreign Aid: Lessons from Morocco
"Arab Reform and Foreign Aid: Lessons from Morocco"
By Haim Malka and Jon B. Alterman
Reviewed by Mauro De Lorenzo, Summer 2007

Persia: The Cradle of Infidels
"Persia: The Cradle of Infidels"
By Ali Sadeghi
Reviewed by Michael Rubin, Summer 2007

The Occupation of Iraq: Winning the War, Losing the Peace
"The Occupation of Iraq: Winning the War, Losing the Peace"
By Ali A. Allawi
Reviewed by Michael Rubin, Summer 2007

Nadir Shah's Quest for Legitimacy in Post-Safavid Iran
"Nadir Shah's Quest for Legitimacy in Post-Safavid Iran"
By Ernest S. Tucker
Reviewed by Michael Rubin, Summer 2007

A Muslim in Victorian America: The Life of Alexander Russell Webb
"A Muslim in Victorian America: The Life of Alexander Russell Webb"
By Umar F. Abd-Allah
Reviewed by Michael Rubin, Summer 2007

Memories of State: Politics, History, and Collective Identity
"Memories of State: Politics, History, and Collective Identity"
By Eric Davis
Reviewed by Michael Rubin, Summer 2007

The Kurds: A People in Search of Their Homeland
"The Kurds: A People in Search of Their Homeland"
By Kevin McKiernan
Reviewed by Michael Rubin, Summer 2007

The Kurdish Nationalist Movement
"The Kurdish Nationalist Movement"
By David Roman
Reviewed by Michael Rubin, Summer 2007

Iraq and Back: Inside the War to Win Peace
"Iraq and Back: Inside the War to Win Peace"
By Kim Olson
Reviewed by Michael Rubin, Summer 2007

Iran's Rivalry with Saudi Arabia between the Gulf Wars
"Iran's Rivalry with Saudi Arabia between the Gulf Wars"
By Henner Fürtig
Reviewed by Michael Rubin, Summer 2007

Insurgency and Counter-Insurgency in Iraq
"Insurgency and Counter-Insurgency in Iraq"
By Ahmad S. Hashim
Reviewed by Michael Rubin, Summer 2007

The Emergence of States in a Tribal Society
"The Emergence of States in a Tribal Society"
By Uzi Rabi
Reviewed by Michael Rubin, Summer 2007

Blind into Baghdad
"Blind into Baghdad"
By James Fallows
Reviewed by Michael Rubin, Summer 2007

Bioethics and Armed Conflict
"Bioethics and Armed Conflict"
By Michael L. Gross
Reviewed by Michael Rubin, Summer 2007

Anglo-Iranian Relations since 1800
"Anglo-Iranian Relations since 1800"
Edited by Vanessa Martin
Reviewed by Michael Rubin, Summer 2007

How Odd of God . . .
"Jews and Gentiles"
By Milton Himmelfarb, edited by Gertrude Himmelfarb
Reviewed by David Gelernter, April 30

Extraordinary Champion of Ordinary People
"A Small Corner of Hell: Dispatches from Chechnya" and "A Russian Diary"
By Anna Politkovskaya
Reviewed by Anne Applebaum, April 28

Inside the Mind of a French Presidential Candidate
"Testimony"
By Nicholas Sarkozy
Reviewed by Jurgen Reinhoudt, April 19

The Spy Who Came In From the Heat
"True Believer"
By Scott Carmichael
Reviewed by Mark Falcoff, April 18

Just a Very Grand Servant?
"Kofi Annan: A Man of Peace in a World of War," by Stanley Meisner
"The Best Intentions: Kofi Annan and the UN in the Era of American Power," by James Traub
Reviewed by Anne Applebaum, April 15

Power to the People
"The Grid: A Journey Through the Heart of Our Electrified World"
By Philip F. Schewe
Reviewed by Nick Schulz, April 9

Mismanaged Care
"Sick: The Untold Story of America's Health Care Crisis--and the People Who Pay the Price"
By Jonathan Cohn
Reviewed by Sally Satel, M.D., April 8

Egypt in Books
"Egypt's Belle Époque: Cairo and the Age of the Hedonists," by Trevor Mostyn
"Colonising Egypt," by Timothy Mitchell
"Workers on the Nile: Nationalism, Communism, Islam and the Egyptian Working Class, 1882-1954," by Joel Beinin and Zachary Lockman
"Re-Envisioning Egypt: 1919-1952," edited by Arthur Goldschmidt, Amy J. Johnson, and Barak A. Salmoni
"Mobilizing Islam: Religion, Activism, and Political Change in Egypt," by Carrie Rosefsky Wickham
"Egyptian Politics: The Dynamics of Authoritarian Rule," by Maye Kassem
"Muslim Extremism in Egypt: The Prophet and the Pharaoh," by Gilles Kepel
"Nasser and the Missile Age in the Middle East," by Owen L. Sirrs
Reviewed by Jeffrey Azarva, April 5

Pitfalls of Private Health Insurance
"Sick: The Untold Story of America's Health Care Crisis--and the People Who Pay the Price"
By Jonathan Cohn
Reviewed by Scott Gottlieb, M.D., April 4

Beating the Market, Winning the World Series
"Feeding the Monster: How Money, Smarts, and Nerve Took a Team to the Top"
By Seth Mnookin
Reviewed by Daniel Geary, April 4

Will Western Europe Surge Again?
"The European Economy Since 1945: Coordinated Capitalism and Beyond"
by Barry Eichengreen
Reviewed by Jurgen Reinhoudt, March 30

No Exit, Big Problem
"The Science of Success: How Market-Based Management Built the World's Largest Private Company"
By Charles Koch
Reviewed by Nick Schulz, March 28

Lonely Atheists of the Global Village
"Letter to a Christian Nation," by Sam Harris
"Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon," by Daniel C. Dennett
"The God Delusion," by Richard Dawkins
Reviewed by Michael Novak, March 19

From Chessboard to Boardroom
"How Life Imitates Chess"
By Garry Kasparov
Reviewed by Anne Applebaum, March 17

Friendly Fire
"Leviathan on the Right: How Big-Government Conservatism Brought Down the Republican Revolution"
By Michael D. Tanner
Reviewed by Evan Sparks, March 13

Pax Americana
"American Empire: A Debate"
By Christopher Lane and Bradley Thayer
Reviewed by Gary J. Schmitt, March 12

A Study in Social Psychology
"Inventing Human Rights"
By Lynn Hunt
Reviewed by Joshua Muravchik, March 6

Made in China
"The Writing on the Wall"
By Will Hutton
Reviewed by Jagdish Bhagwati, February 18

Balancing Act
"Dean Acheson: A Life in the Cold War"
By Robert L. Beisner
Reviewed by Mark Falcoff, February 9

The Fight for Muslim Women
"Infidel"
By Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Reviewed by Anne Applebaum, February 4

Iraq in Books
"Ambush Alley: The Most Extraordinary Battle of the Iraq War," by Tim Pritchard
"Marines in the Garden of Eden," by Richard S. Lowry
"Thunder Run: The Armored Strike to Capture Baghdad," by David Zucchino
"The March Up: Taking Baghdad with the United States Marines," by Bing West and Gen. Ray L. Smith
"In the Company of Soldiers," by Rick Atkinson
"No True Glory: A Frontline Account of the Battle for Fallujah," by Bing West
"Among Warriors in Iraq," by Mike Tucker
"The Blog of War: Frontline Dispatches from Military Bloggers in Iraq and Afghanistan," by Matthew Burden
Reviewed by Michael Rubin, Spring 2007

Red Alert
"Building Red America: The New Conservative Coalition and the Drive for Permanent Power"
By Thomas B. Edsall
Reviewed by Gerard Alexander, February 12

First, Do Harm
"Unprotected: A Campus Psychiatrist Reveals How Political Correctness in Her Profession Endangers Every Student"
By Anonymous, M.D.
Reviewed by Sally Satel, M.D., February 2

Happy Warriors: The Three Who Unmade a Revolution
"The President, the Pope, and the Prime Minister: Three Who Changed the World"
By John O'Sullivan
Reviewed by Steven F. Hayward, January 15

The House that Jack Built
"Heist: Superlobbyist Jack Abramoff, His Republican Allies, and the Buying of Washington"
By Peter H. Stone
Reviewed by Norman J. Ornstein, January 14

Like a Mighty Wind
"Our Endangered Values: America’s Moral Crisis," by Jimmy Carter
"The Left Hand of God: Taking Back Our Country from the Religious Right," by Michael Lerner
"Why the Christian Right Is Wrong: A Minister’s Manifesto for Taking Back Your Faith, Your Flag, Your Future," by Robin Meyers
"The Hijacking of Jesus: How the Religious Right Distorts Christianity and Promotes Prejudice and Hate," by Dan Wakefield
"God’s Politics: Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn’t Get It," by Jim Wallis
Reviewed by Christopher Levenick, January 9

The Other War
"The Punishment of Virtue"
By Sarah Chayes
Reviewed by Vance Serchuk, January 1

2006

Scoundrel Times
"Betrayal: France, the Arabs, and the Jews"
By David Pryce-Jones
Reviewed by David Frum, December 31

Dangerous Places
"Dragon Fire"
By William Cohen
Reviewed by Newt Gingrich, December 25

Turkey’s Policy Towards Northern Iraq
"Turkey's Policy Towards Northern Iraq: Problems and Perspectives"
By Bill Park
Reviewed by Michael Rubin, December 1

The Kurds and the State
"The Kurds and the State"
By Denise Natali
Reviewed by Michael Rubin, December 1

Vive le Califat
"America Alone"
By Mark Steyn
Reviewed by Jeremy A. Rabkin, November 20

God Squad
"The Theocons"
By Damon Linker
Reviewed by Joshua Muravchik, November 1

Knowing Where to Stop
"Enforcing the Peace: Learning from the Imperial Past"
By Kimberly Zisk Marten
Reviewed by Vance Serchuk, July 2006

Embracing the Three-State Solution in Iraq
"The End of Iraq: How American Incompetence Created a War Without End"
By Peter W. Galbraith
Reviewed by Michael Rubin, July 17

Tortured Memories
"My Battle of Algiers: A Memoir"
By Ted Morgan
Reviewed by Christopher Levenick, June 19

Whatever Happened to Iceberg Lettuce?
Organic, Inc.: Natural Foods and How They Grew
By Samuel Fromartz
Reviewed by James K. Glassman, June 7

Our Great Power Dilemma
By Josef Joffe
Reviewed by Mark Falcoff, June 7

Tunnel History of the 20th Century
"Overthrow: America's Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq"
By Stephen Kinzer
Reviewed by Michael Ledeen, June 5

The Art of Thinking
"The Moral Imagination: From Edmund Burke to Lionel Trilling"
By Gertrude Himmelfarb
Reviewed by David Gelernter, June 5

Good Intentions
"The White Man's Burden: Why the West's Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good"
By William Easterly
Reviewed by Vance Serchuk, June 5

Pharmutopia
"Artificial Happiness: The Dark Side of the New Happy Class"
By Ronald W. Dworkin
Reviewed by Sally Satel, June 5

The World Bank's Narcissus
"The World's Banker: A Story of Failed States, Financial Crises, and the Wealth and Poverty of Nations"
By Sebastian Mallaby
Reviewed by Roger Bate, June 2006

Popular Notions Laid Bare
"Hamas: Politics, Charity, and Terrorism in the Service of Jihad," by Matthew Levitt
"Alms for Jihad: Charity and Terrorism in the Islamic World," by J. Millard Burr and Robert Collins
"Journey of the Jihadist: Inside Muslim Militancy," by Fawaz Gerges
Reviewed by Michael Rubin, May 23

Baathed in Blood
"The Black Book of Saddam Hussein"
Edited by Chris Kutschera
Reviewed by Gerard Alexander, May 22

Steele Sense
"White Guilt : How Blacks and Whites Together Destroyed the Promise of the Civil Rights Era"
By Shelby Steele
Reviewed by Abigail Thernstrom, May 10

The Grand Alliance
"Churchill and America"
By Martin Gilbert
Reviewed by Steven F. Hayward, May 10

Resurrecting Deterrence
"Deterrence"
Lawrence Freedman
Reviewed by Gary J. Schmitt, May 1

Planners vs. Searchers
"The White Man's Burden"
By William Easterly
Reviewed by Roger Bate, April 2006

The War That Gave Birth to Urban Terrorism
"My Battle of Algiers: A Memoir"
By Ted Morgan
Reviewed by Mark Falcoff, April 2006

Canada Needs to Be an Adult Again
"Dreamland: How Canada's Pretend Foreign Policy Has Undermined Sovereignty"
By Roy Rempel
Reviewed by David Frum, April 2006

Being a Man
"Manliness"
By Harvey Mansfield
Reviewed by Christina Hoff Sommers, April 2006

Radical Islam's Eruption
"Guest of the Ayatollah"
By Mark Bowden
Reviewed by Reuel Marc Gerecht, April 29

From Invasion to Occupation
"Cobra II : The Inside Story of the Invasion and Occupation of Iraq," by Michael Gordon and Bernard Trainor
"The Battle for Peace: A Frontline Vision of America's Power and Purpose," by Tony Zinni
Reviewed by Michael Rubin, April 12

A Reporter Unwilling to Admit His Mistakes
"The Man Who Invented Fidel"
By Anthony DePalma
Reviewed by Mark Falcoff, April 12

Fallaci's Glorious Forest
"The Force of Reason"
By Oriana Falluci
Reviewed by Michael A. Ledeen, March 28

Jilted--Impostor: How George W. Bush Bankrupted America and Betrayed the Reagan Legacy
"Impostor: How George W. Bush Bankrupted American and Betrayed the Reagan Legacy"
By Bruce Bartlett
Reviewed by Kevin A. Hassett, March 27

Pious the First: McNuggets of Wisdom from the 39th President
"Our Endangered Values: America's Moral Crisis"
By Jimmy Carter
Reviewed by Steven F. Hayward, March 20

Why Call on Intellectuals? Turn Back.
"The Intellectuals and the Flag"
By Todd Gitlin
Reviewed by Kate Campaigne, March 9

Revolution for the Rich
Henry James's Princess Casamassima
By Henry James
Reviewed by Mark Falcoff, March 2006

Israeli-Jordanian Dialogue, 1948-1953
"Israeli-Jordanian Dialogue, 1948-1953: Cooperation, Conspiracy, or Collusion?"
By Yoav Gelber
Reviewed by Suzanne Gershowitz, Spring

H.V. Evatt and the Establishment of Israel
"H.V. Evatt and the Establishment of Israel: The Undercover Zionist"
By Daniel Mandel
Reviewed by Suzanne Gershowitz, Spring

Security, Reform, and Peace
"Security, Reform, and Peace: The Three Pillars of U.S. Strategy in the Middle East"
By the Presidential Study Group
Reviewed by Michael Rubin, Spring

Revolt on the Tigris
"Revolt on the Tigris: The al-Sadr Uprising and the Governing of Iraq"
By Mark Etherington
Reviewed by Michael Rubin, Spring

Men of Order
"Men of Order: Authoritarian Modernization under Atatürk and Reza Shah"
By Touraj Atabaki and Erik J. Zürcher
Reviewed by Michael Rubin, Spring

The History of Iraq
"The History of Iraq"
By Courtney Hunt
Reviewed by Michael Rubin, Spring

The "Great Satan" vs. the "Mad Mullahs"
"The 'Great Satan' vs. the 'Mad Mullahs': How the United States and Iran Demonize Each Other"
By William O. Beeman
Reviewed by Michael Rubin, Spring

The Future of Kurdistan in Iraq
"The Future of Kurdistan in Iraq"
Edited by Brendan O'Leary, John McGarry, and Khaled Salih
Reviewed by Michael Rubin, Spring

Dancing in the No-Fly Zone
"Dancing in the No-Fly Zone: A Woman's Journey through Iraq"
By Hadani Ditmars
Reviewed by Michael Rubin, Spring

Among Warriors in Iraq
"Among Warriors in Iraq"
By Mike Tucker
Reviewed by Michael Rubin, Spring

Memoirs of a President's Man
"My Year in Iraq: The Struggle to Build a Future of Hope"
By L. Paul Bremer III, Malcolm McConnell
Reviewed by Michael Rubin, March 6

A Better Breed of American
"Better for All the World: The Secret History of Forced Sterilization and America's Quest for Racial Purity"
By Harry Bruinius
Reviewed by Sally Satel, February 26

Manning the Barricades
"Self Made Man: One Woman's Journey into Manhood and Back Again"
By Norah Vincent
Reviewed by Hilary Boller, February 23

Revisiting Elie Wiesel
"Night"
By Elie Wiesel
Reviewed by Kate Campaigne, February 9

What "Dark Ages"?
"The Victory of Reason: How Christianity Led to Freedom, Capitalism, and Western Success"
By Rodney Stark
Reviewed by Michael Rubin, February 1

The Kurds in Iraq
"The Kurds in Iraq"
By Kerim Yildiz
Reviewed by Michael Rubin, Winter

Losing Iraq
"Losing Iraq: Inside the Postwar Reconstruction Fiasco"
By David L. Phillips
Reviewed by Michael Rubin, Winter

America's Mayor
"The Prince of the City: Giuliani, New York and the Genius of the American Life"
By Fred Siegel
Reviewed by James Q. Wilson, Winter

Rising Star
"China, Inc.," by Ted C. Fishman
"A New Direction for China's Defense Industry," by Evan S. Medeiros, Roger Cliff, Keith Crane, and James C. Mulvenon
Reviewed by Dan Blumenthal, February

Pax Americana
"The American Era: Power and Strategy for the 21st Century"
By Robert Lieber
Reviewed by Gary J. Schmitt, February 20

Faith-Based Initiative?
"The Victory of Reason: How Christianity Led to Freedom, Capitalism, and Western Success"
By Rodney Stark
Reviewed by Christopher Levenick, February 27

Modest Proposal
"The Pro-Growth Progressive: An Economic Strategy for Shared Prosperity"
By Gene Sperling
Reviewed by Phillip L. Swagel, February 27

Bad Girls of America
"Bad Girls of America--Women Who Make the World Worse, and How Their Radical Feminist Assault Is Ruining Our Schools, Families, Military, and Sports"
By Kate O'Beirne
Reviewed by Christina Hoff Sommers, February 13

Founding Mother: The Woman Betty Friedan Wanted to Burn at the Stake
"Phyllis Schlafly and the Rise of Grassroots Conservatism: A Woman's Crusade"
By Donald T. Critchlow
Reviewed by Karlyn H. Bowman, February 3

Sacred Texts
"Interpreting the Bible and the Constitution"
By Jaroslav Pelikan
Reviewed by Christopher D. Levenick, January

Fallujah: The Iconic Battle
"No True Glory," by Bing West
"Imperial Grunts," by Robert D. Kaplan
Reviewed by Vance Serchuk, January

A Muted Call for Freedom
"One Billion Customers"
By James McGregor
Reviewed by Ying Ma, January 26

Blog Days
"Dog Days"
By Ana Marie Cox
Reviewed by Hilary Boller, January 25

Where Have All the Voters Gone?
"Get Out the Vote! How to Increase Voter Turnout"
By Donald Green and Alan Gerber
Reviewed by Gerard Alexander, January 19

B. Franklin, Moralist
"Benjamin Franklin Unmasked: On the Unity of His Moral, Religious, and Political Thought"
By Jerry Weinberger
Reviewed by Timothy Lehmann, January 16

Getting America Right
"Getting America Right: The True Conservative Values Our Nation Needs Today"
By Ed Feulner and Doug Wilson
Reviewed by Kate Campaigne, January 12

2005

Making the World Worse
"Women Who Make the World Worse: and How Their Radical Feminist Assault Is Ruining Our Schools, Families, Military, and Sports"
By Kate O'Beirne
Reviewed by Hilary Boller, December 29

Assassinating the Truth about the Iraq War
"The Assassins' Gate"
By George Packer
Reviewed by Michael Rubin, December 20

Milton and Rose Friedman--Liberty's Couple
"Free to Choose: A Personal Statement"
By Milton Friedman, Rose Friedman
Reviewed by Lawrence B. Lindsey, December 19

Thomas Sowell--Seeing Clearly
"A Conflict of Visions: Ideological Origins of Political Struggles"
By Thomas Sowell
Reviewed by Charles Murray, December 19

Is Maureen Dowd Necessary?
"Are Men Necessary? When Sexes Collide"
By Maureen Dowd
Reviewed by Christina Hoff Sommers, December 8

The Truth about Drug Companies and On the Take
"The Truth about the Drug Companies," by Marcia Angell
"On the Take," by Jerome Kassierer
Reviewed by John E. Calfee, Fall

Does Regression Work?
"Last Chance in Texas: The Redemption of Criminal Youth"
By John Hubner
Reviewed by John R. Lott Jr., November 20

Is the GOP the Elephant in the Laboratory?
"The Republican War on Science"
By Chris Mooney
Reviewed by Sally Satel, October 31

One War, Two Plans
"The Assassins' Gate: America in Iraq"
By George Packer
Reviewed by David Frum, October 25

Africa Betrayed
"The Fate of Africa: From the Hopes of Freedom to the Heart of Despair; A History of Fifty Years of Independence"
By Martin Meredith
Reviewed by Roger Bate, October 3

Professor Allitt's Mysterious Enthusiasm for Teaching Undergraduates
"I'm the Teacher, You're the Student: A Semester in the University Classroom"
By Patrick Allitt
Reviewed by Jackson Toby, September

Divided They Stand
"The Right War?: The Conservative Debate on Iraq"
Edited by Gary Rosen
Reviewed by David Frum, September 28

Religious Rights
"Divided by God: America's Church-State Problem--And What We Should Do about It"
By Noah Feldman
Reviewed by Christopher Levenick, September 26

A Portrait of Lonely American Heroes
"Imperial Grunts: The American Military on the Ground"
By Robert D. Kaplan
Reviewed by Thomas Donnelly, September 13

A Stagnant Cesspool in Turtle Bay
"The UN Gang"
By Petro Sanjuan
Reviewed by Mark Falcoff, September 12

An Entrepreneur Goes to School
"Crash Course"
By Chris Whittle
Reviewed by James K. Glassman, September 7

Review of "Refugees and Forced Displacement"
"Refugees and Forced Displacement: International Security, Human Vulnerability, and the State"
Edited by Edward Newman and Joanne van Selm
Reviewed by Mauro De Lorenzo, Summer

A Progressive's Progress
"Love, Poverty, and War: Journeys and Essays"
By Christopher Hitchens
Review by Steven F. Hayward, Summer

The Case for Democracy
"The Case for Democracy: The Power of Freedom to Overcome Tyranny and Terror"
By Natan Sharansky, with Ron Dermer
Reviewed by Michael Rubin, Summer

Among the "Others"
"Among the 'Others': Encounters with the Forgotten Turkmen of Iraq"
By Scott Taylor
Reviwed by Michael Rubin, Summer

Cradle of Islam
"Cradle of Islam: The Hijaz and the Quest for an Arabian Identity"
By I. B. Tauris
Reviewed by Michael Rubin, Summer

Hell Is Over
"Hell Is Over: Voices of the Kurds after Saddam"
By Michael Rubin
Reviewed by Michael Rubin, Summer

In the Red Zone
"In the Red Zone: A Journey into the Soul of Iraq"
By Steven Vincent
Reviewed by Michael Rubin, Summer

State of Fear
"State of Fear"
By Michael Crichton
Reviewed by Roger Bate, July 18

The End of Poverty
"The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities of Our Time"
By Jeffrey D. Sachs
Reviewed by Roger Bate, July 18

Squandered Victory and Losing Iraq
"Squandered Victory: The American Occupation and the Bungled Effort to Bring Democracy to Iraq," by Larr