Discussing both problems with American health care and potential solutions, Abdul El-Sayed and Micah Johnson’s "Medicare for All" acknowledges that “health insurance doesn’t make health care affordable, and it doesn’t protect you... Read More

Of the many positive things to say about Buddhism, the most meaningful may be that Buddhists readily admit that life is very, very hard. By facing that fact head on, rather than denying or ignoring it, Buddhists can quickly get on with... Read More

Over a dozen historians contributed to James Raven’s "The Oxford Illustrated History of the Book", an essay collection about the long history of reading, publishing, and information dissemination. From the earliest writings on clay... Read More

Thorough research is apparent in Erwin Chemerinsky and Howard Gillman’s "The Religion Clauses", a deep monograph about the correctness of the separation of church and state. Both a history of the US Constitution and Supreme Court... Read More

"The Hardhat Riot" moves, moment by tense moment, through May 8, 1970, a day known as Bloody Friday, which led to the fracturing of the Democratic Party and an opportunity for Richard Nixon. Starting with a glimpse of the fateful hour... Read More

A veritable language factory, New York City may very well deserve its preferred moniker of being the greatest city in the world, at least when it comes to its influence on the way that English is spoken. The telling fact is that New... Read More

In his historical study Hitler’s True Believers, Robert Gellately examines the motivations and rationalizations behind German popular support for the Third Reich. Hitler’s rise to power in 1933 is one of the most important and... Read More