James E. Carter (1924-2024)

December 29, 2024

Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, died today at the age of 100. He was the oldest-ever …

Review of “John Quincy Adams: A Man for the Whole People” by Randall Woods

October 14, 2024

Randall Wood’s biography “John Quincy Adams: A Man for the Whole People” was published this summer. Woods is a Distinguished …

September 21, 2024

Max Boot’s long-awaited “Reagan: His Life and Legend” was released two weeks ago. Boot is an author, historian and Senior …

December 1, 2023

Published in 2022, Jeffrey Frank’s “The Trials of Harry S. Truman: The Extraordinary Presidency of an Ordinary Man, 1945-1953” offers …

September 22, 2023

Published earlier this year, Richard Norton Smith’s long-anticipated biography of Gerald Ford is a valuable addition to the small collection …

September 17, 2023

Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson 688 pages Simon & Schuster Published: Sept 2023 Despite my bias against biographies of people …

March 16, 2023

Published last fall, “And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle” is Jon Meacham’s review of the 16th …

February 10, 2023

Published two months ago, “The Jeffersonians: The Visionary Presidencies of Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe” is Kevin Gutzman’s most recent book. …