“Schools are an ancient artifact that can’t last much longer,” concludes Roger Schank in his proposal of an alternative to buildings and the subject-based curriculum that defines schools. Instead, he envisions online courses... Read More

Adam Smith’s disciples, many of whom are free-market economists, believe that greedy individuals behave in ways that maximize the benefit to society. Competitive markets unhindered by regulations, they say, will lead to lower prices... Read More

“Which path the United States ultimately takes will be determined by the Millennial Generation’s willingness to engage in a vast civic endeavor to remake America and its institutions and the willingness of the rest of the country to... Read More

When it comes to writing an interesting business book, it’s hard to go wrong with compelling case studies. "BOLD" makes the most of this approach. Experts on brands and customer experience, the authors have selected fourteen companies... Read More

Historians have long speculated about the extent to which the German people supported or colluded with the ideology of the Third Reich. While the devastating economic effects of the Versailles Treaty and a centuries-deep well of... Read More

“The lowing heard wind slowly o’er the lea, / The plowman homeward plods his weary way,” wrote Thomas Gray in Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard. In Creating Dairyland, Edward Janus, historian, dairy farmer, and creator of... Read More

Explorers looking for an accessible, comprehensive naturalist guide to Wisconsin forests will be happy to read Beyond the Trees: Stories of Wisconsin Forests, by Candice Gaukel Andrews. While many nature books and field guides seek to... Read More

Seasoned journalist Scott Martelle returns with an excellent analysis of perhaps the most important American political trial of the twentieth century, at least with regard to the rights of everyday citizens. In The Fear Within: Spies,... Read More