
The Last King of America: The Misunderstood Reign of George III By Andrew Roberts (Viking, 784 pages, $32) Published on November 9. “George the Third/Ought never to have occurred./One can only wonder/At so grotesque a blunder.” This clerihew (by the…
The Death of Liberalism By R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. (Thomas Nelson, 208 pages, $19.99) In the army of American conservatives, Bob Tyrrell packs a unique punch. Not for him the heavy artillery of a Charles Krauthammer or a George Will,…
Andrew Breitbart reminded me of Norman Mailer, a pugilistic populist who mixed politics and fame in explosive combinations. He understood the value of showmanship — the aesthetic, artistic value — and advanced the culture of creativity in the conservative movement….
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