Numerous professional writers — historians, political scientists, and journalists — have described a divided and dispirited America with no shining city on a hill in sight. In a 2023 Wall Street Journal–NORC poll, only 38 percent of respondents said patriotism…
You already know this, but we live in deeply stuffy, oppressive times. You can get canceled for saying the wrong thing, not saying the right thing, or even looking at someone in a way they don’t like. Don’t believe me?…
Literary Journeys: Mapping Fictional Travels Across The World of Literature Edited by John McMurtrie (Princeton University Press, 256 pages, $29.95) John McMurtrie introduces Literary Journeys: Mapping Fictional Travels Across The World of Literature with the famous Robert Frost quote: “Two…
Our Biggest Fight: Reclaiming Liberty, Humanity, and Dignity in the Digital Age By Frank H. McCourt, Jr. & Michael J. Casey (Crown, 224 pages, $18) For many Americans, it is almost impossible to imagine a world without the internet. It’s…
The publication of a new biography of Paul Nitze, who served in national security posts in Democrat and Republican administrations between 1940 and 1989, is a good moment to reflect on the need for knowledgeable, informed, and courageous experts to…
False Flag: Why Queer Politics Mean the End of America By Joy Pullmann (Regnery, 336 pages, $28) Now that we’ve been relieved from a month of nonstop displays of color and parading from the alphabet soup brigade, we can all…
Detrans: True Stories of Escaping the Gender Identity Cult By Mary Margaret Olohan (Regnery, 288 pages, $33) The transgender movement is, at its core, a quest for happiness. Daily Signal senior reporter Mary Margaret Olohan begins her new book, Detrans:…
High White Notes: The Rise and Fall of Gonzo Journalism By David Wills (Beatdom Books, 557 pages, $15) On September 28, 1987, the following appeared in the editorial section of the San Francisco Examiner: Joe Biden is gone now —…
The Lies of Our Time By Anthony Esolen (Sophia Institute Press, 224 pages, $19) Catholic scholar Anthony Esolen refutes the lie that there is no God and disproves seven other popular falsehoods widely disseminated by today’s progressive ideology in his…
