Just War Against Terror: The Burden of American Power in a Violent World, by Jean Bethke
Professor Elshtain is troubled. Many intellectuals do not realize the need for a forceful American response to world Islamic terrorism.
Professor Elshtain is troubled. Many intellectuals do not realize the need for a forceful American response to world Islamic terrorism.
Gordon Graham challenges practically the whole of reigning orthodoxy in political philosophy in his remarkable book. To the bien pensants of political theory, "political participation" and "democratic decision-making"
As every reader of Human Action knows, Ludwig von Mises devoted much attention to methodology. Many people interested in Austrian economics turn from his discussions of the a priori and verstehen in bafflement and boredom.
William Bennett has updated the paperback edition of his book with two new chapters, one of which demands that Saddam Hussein and all his works be eradicated.
Carl Schmitt offers a fundamental criticism of a way of thinking about politics and power. If he is right, some libertarians, among many others, have fallen victim to a radically misconceived view of political action, especially as regards war.
Professor Zuckert has taken on a task that not even his outstanding scholarly and philosophical abilities enable him to accomplish.
I expected better of John Milbank. He is a theologian of great distinction, the leading theorist of the influential Radical Orthodoxy movement. Would not so profound a thinker offer us illuminating ideas on economics?
It is always agreeable to be proved right. In an earlier review, I suggested that Thomas Sowell "had a genius for the striking fact and the apt analogy."
This book frightens me. The authors do not confine themselves to a justification of the American invasion of Iraq, which began shortly after their book was published.
As all readers of The Mises Review know, I always endeavor to avoid saying something bad about a book. But I cannot forbear from stating that Professor Honderich's book is a cheap and tawdry affair.