Tag Archives: History
The Forum & The Tower: politics, theory and the common good
This week’s Coffee & Markets podcast features Mary Ann Glendon, author of The Forum and the Tower: How Scholars and Politicians Have Imagined the World, from Plato to Eleanor Roosevelt. We discussed the intersection of politics and theory through the eyes of some famous examples and what this means for the public square today. Continue reading
Posted in Interviews
Tagged Classics, History, Mary Ann Glendon, non-fiction, podcasts
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There Is No Alternative: Why Margaret Thatcher Matters
Ian Morris on The Patterns of History
This week Pejman and I spoke with Ian Morris, author of Why the West Rules – For Now, about how geography helps significantly shape destiny, how it explains the rise of the China, and the possibility that it may overtake the West. Continue reading
James Madison by Richard Brookhiser
Brookhiser writes popular history as it should be: learned and insightful but not exhausting; with sharp writing not afraid to offer an opinion but not polemical for the sake of scoring points; with prose that is clear and a joy to read. Continue reading
Posted in Reviews
Tagged Founding Fathers, History, James Madison, John Adams, Politics, Richard Brookhiser, Thomas Jefferson
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