Ill Literacy: Books with Benson

In Episode 134 of Ill Literacy, Tim Benson talks with Paul H. Tice, author of The Race to Zero: How ESG Investing Will Crater the Global Financial System. Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Paul H. Tice, retired Wall-Streeter and adjunct professor of finance at New York University’s Stern School of Business, to discuss his new book, The Race to Zero: How ESG Investing Will Crater the Global Financial System. They chat about why ESG and “sustainable investing” has swept across Wall Street, why it has received so little pushback so far, and what the consequences of this new scheme will mean for the global financial system. They also discuss what can be done to push back on this attempted ESG orthodoxy. Get the book here: https://www.encounterbooks.com/books/the-race-to-zero/

In Episode 133 of Ill Literacy, Tim Benson talks with Joel Selvin, author ofDrums & Demons: The Tragic Journey of Jim Gordon.Heartland’s Tim Benson is once again joined by Joel Selvin, long-time rock critic at the San Francisco Chronicle, to discuss his new book, Drums & Demons: The Tragic Journey of Jim Gordon. They chat about why Selvin thinks Gordon is the greatest rock drummer of all time, what makes Gordon so unique as a musician, the impact he’s had on American popular music, and his undiagnosed schizophrenia and the tragic second half of his life.Get the book here: https://diversionbooks.com/books/drums-demons/

Heartland’s Tim Benson is once again joined by Katja Hoyer, research fellow at King’s College London, to discuss her new book, Beyond the Wall: A History of East Germany. They chat about the political, social, and cultural landscape that existed in East Germany, the oppressions and hardships implemented and placed on the East German population by the communist regime, and why East Germans were so into blue jeans. Get the book here: https://www.basicbooks.com/titles/katja-hoyer/beyond-the-wall/9781541602571/Show Notes:Commentary: Clare McHugh – “East of Eden”https://www.commentary.org/articles/clare-mchugh/east-germany-katja-hoyer-matthew-longo/The Critic: David Goodhart – “The country that went to the wall”https://thecritic.co.uk/issues/may-2023/the-country-that-went-to-the-wall/The Economist: “Beyond the Wall adds depth to caricatures of East Germany”https://www.economist.com/culture/2023/03/23/beyond-the-wall-adds-depth-to-caricatures-of-east-germanyThe European Conservative: Jonathon Van Maren – “The Personal Narratives of Hoyer’s Beyond the Wall”https://europeanconservative.com/articles/reviews/the-personal-narratives-of-hoyers-beyond-the-wall/Financial Times: Frederick Studemann – “Katja Hoyer: we need to hear ‘the whole story’ about East Germany”https://www.ft.com/content/3f26324f-081c-47de-a168-4fdf03a1e4edForeign Policy: Allison Meakem – “A Tale of Two Germanies”https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/10/01/germany-east-west-reunification-book-review-katja-hoyer-michael-kater/The Guardian: Jacob Mikanowski – “Beyond the Wall by Katja Hoyer review – the human face of the socialist state”https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/apr/02/beyond-the-wall-by-katja-hoyer-review-far-from-the-gdr-of-the-western-imagination-east-germany-1949-1990Literary Review: John Kampfner – “Honecker’s Hidden Pleasures”https://literaryreview.co.uk/honeckers-hidden-pleasuresLos Angeles Review of Books: Matthew Longo – “Ostalgie: Revisiting East Germany”https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/ostalgie-revisiting-east-germany/The New Republic: Samuel Clowes Huneke – “The Lost History of East Germany”https://newrepublic.com/article/175286/lost-history-east-germany-katya-hoyer-beyond-wall-book-reviewNew York Times: Kati Marton – “Life During Cold Wartime in East Berlin”https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/05/books/review/beyond-the-wall-katja-hoyer.htmlThe Telegraph: Saul David – “Willkommen to the GDR! A warts-and-all history of East Germany”https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/what-to-read/beyond-wall-katja-hoyer-review-brilliant-warts-and-all-history/The Times: Dominic Sandbrook – “Beyond the Wall by Katja Hoyer review: real life in East Germany”https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/beyond-the-wall-by-katja-hoyer-review-real-life-in-east-germany-qjzx603rtTimes Literary Supplement: Karen Leeder – “Goodbye, GDR!”https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/beyond-the-wall-katja-hoyer-book-review-karen-leeder/

Heartland’s Tim Benson is once again joined by Fergus M. Bordewich to discuss his new book, Klan War: Ulysses S. Grant and the Battle to Save Reconstruction. They chat about the formation of the Ku Klux Klan and the terroristic violence they committed against both new freed blacks and white Republicans, and how Grant and a Republican Congress went about destroying the Klan and protecting civil rights for newly freedmen in the postbellum South. Get the book here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/647165/klan-war-by-fergus-m-bordewich/Show Notes:The Guardian: Rich Tenorio – “Klan War: how Ulysses S Grant took the fight to the extreme right”https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/oct/08/klan-war-ulysses-s-grant-book-fergus-bordewichNational Review: Kevin R. Kosar: “Ulysses S. Grant’s Final Battle”https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2024/01/ulysses-s-grants-final-battle/New York Times: Jennifer Szalai – “The President vs. the Klan”https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/11/books/review/klan-war-fergus-bordewich.htmlWall Street Journal: Roger Lowenstein – “‘Klan War’ Review: The Agony After Appomattox”https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/books/klan-war-review-the-agony-after-appomattox-957ed319

Heartland’s Tim Benson is once again joined by Jonathan W. White, professor of American Studies at Christopher Newport University and winner of the 2023 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize, to discuss his new children’s book, My Day with Abe Lincoln. They chat about why he wanted to write a children’s book, where he drew his inspiration from, and whether he has plans for any more books in the series.Get the book here: https://www.reedypress.com/shop/my-day-with-abe-lincoln/

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Stephen Walsh, Emeritus Professor of Music at Cardiff University, to discuss his book, The Beloved Vision: A History of Nineteenth Century Music. They chat about the music of the nineteenth century and the Romantic tradition and how it has moved generations of musicians and resonated with countless listeners. They also talk about the ideas that lay behind Romanticism and how Romantic music has become the mainstay of the twentieth and twenty-first century concert and operatic repertoire. Get the book here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Beloved-Vision/Stephen-Walsh/9781639362363Show Notes:Wall Street Journal: Barton Swaim – “‘The Beloved Vision’ Review: The Age of Musical Amateurs”https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-beloved-vision-book-review-the-age-of-musical-amateurs-11673629786

In Episode 129 of Ill Literacy, Tim Benson talks with David T. Beito, author ofThe New Deal’s War on the Bill of Rights: The Untold Story of FDR’s Concentration Camps, Censorship, and Mass Surveillance. Heartland’s Tim Benson joined by David T. Beito, Senior Fellow at the Independent Institute and Professor Emeritus at the University of Alabama, to discuss his new book, The New Deal’s War on the Bill of Rights: The Untold Story of FDR’s Concentration Camps, Censorship, and Mass Surveillance. They chat about Roosevelt’s intellectual roots, his willingness to put the New Deal regulatory and welfare state apparatus at the service of big city machine bosses to quash civil liberties, and his and his allies’ attacks on the speech rights of newspaper publishers and radio stations. They also discuss FDR’s true role in the internment of Japanese Americans and whether the Second World War was a “good war” for free speech and civil liberties compared to the Great War. Get the book here: https://www.independent.org/store/book.asp?id=142 Show Notes: National Review: Timothy Sandefur – “FDR’s Campaign of Intimidation” https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2023/10/16/fdrs-campaign-of-intimidation/ Reason: David T. Beito – “How FDR Emasculated the Black Press in World War II” https://reason.com/2023/12/27/how-fdr-emasculated-the-black-press-in-world-war-ii/ Reason: David T. Beito – “When the Left and Right Came Together To Applaud Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” https://reason.com/2023/09/23/when-the-left-and-right-came-together-to-applaud-mr-smith-goes-to-washington/

Heartland’s Tim Benson is once again joined by Jonathan W. White, professor of American Studies at Christopher Newport University and winner of the 2023 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize, to discuss his new co-edited book, Final Resting Places: Reflections on the Meaning of Civil War Graves. They chat about how he and co-editor Brian Matthew Jordan thought up the project and how they went about gathering contributors. They also discuss how each gravesite tells a unique story of how someone lived, how they died, how they were mourned, and how they were remembered. They also delve into what death and memorialization meant to the Civil War generation and how those meanings still influence Americans today.Get the book here: https://ugapress.org/book/9780820364551/final-resting-places/

Heartland’s Tim Benson is once again joined by Jonathan W. White, professor of American Studies at Christopher Newport University and winner of the 2023 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize, to discuss his book, Shipwrecked: A True Civil War Story of Mutinies, Jailbreaks, Blockade-Running, and the Slave Trade. They chat about Appleton Oaksmith, sea captain and probable slave trader, and how his life intersected with some of the most important moments, movements, and individuals of the mid-19th century. They also discuss the extraordinary lengths the Lincoln Administration went to destroy the illegal trans-Atlantic slave trade. Get the book here: https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781538175019/Shipwrecked-A-True-Civil-War-Story-of-Mutinies-Jailbreaks-Blockade-Running-and-the-Slave-Trade Show Notes: Lincoln Presidential Foundation: “Four Score Speaker Series: Dr. Jonathan W. White” (VIDEO) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzWiJYWTXpA New York Times: Dorothy Wickenden – “The Sea Captain Who Ran From Abraham Lincoln” https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/01/books/review/shipwrecked-jonathan-w-white.html U.S. National Archives: “Shipwrecked: A True Civil War Story of Mutinies, Jailbreaks, Blockade-Running, and the Slave Trade” (VIDEO) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQsTUdOFrC8

Heartland’s Tim Benson is once again joined by H.W. Brands, Dickson Allen Anderson Centennial Professor of History at the University of Texas at Austin, to discuss his book, The Last Campaign: Sherman, Geronimo and the War for America. They chat about what made both Sherman and Geronimo keen strategists and bold soldiers and how, over the course of the 1870s and 1880s, these two war chiefs would confront each other in the final battle for what the American West would be. Get the book here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/677161/the-last-campaign-by-h-w-brands/ Show Notes: The Economist: “’The Last Campaign’ chronicles the final American frontier wars” https://www.economist.com/culture/2022/11/22/the-last-campaign-chronicles-the-final-american-frontier-wars Law & Liberty: Ralph L. DeFalco III – “The Last War for America” https://lawliberty.org/book-review/the-last-war-for-america/ Literary Hub: H.W. Brands – “How Grief and Revenge Made Geronimo Into a Legendary War Chief” https://lithub.com/how-grief-and-revenge-made-geronimo-into-a-legendary-war-chief/ Wall Street Journal: Andrew R. Graybill – “‘The Last Campaign’ Review: Battles of Sherman and Geronimo” https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-last-campaign-review-the-battles-of-sherman-and-geronimo-433f814e

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Edward Achorn to discuss his book, The Lincoln Miracle: Inside the Republican Convention That Changed History. They chat about what the scene looked like in Chicago at the GOP convention in 1860, Lincoln’s quiet strategy as a dark horse and the team that maneuvered him to the nomination, and the broader political landscape in America that fateful year. Get the book here: https://groveatlantic.com/book/the-lincoln-miracle/Show Notes:The Epoch Times: Anita L. Sherman – “Book Review: ‘The Lincoln Miracle: Inside the Republican Convention That Changed History’” https://www.theepochtimes.com/bright/book-review-the-lincoln-miracle-inside-the-republican-convention-that-changed-history-5202713Literary Hub: Edward Achorn – “How One Week in Chicago Changed Abraham Lincoln’s Life—and the Fate of the United States” https://lithub.com/how-one-week-in-chicago-changed-abraham-lincolns-life-and-the-fate-of-the-united-states/Wall Street Journal: Roger Lowenstein – “‘The Lincoln Miracle’ Review: How a Longshot Won” https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-lincoln-miracle-book-review-how-a-longshot-won-1c3b0574

In this edition of the Heartland Daily Podcast, Tim Benson talks to successful entrepreneur and Senior Fellow at the Discovery Institute Donald P. Nielsen about the updated version of his book Every School: One Citizen’s Guide to Transforming Education. Nielsen draws on his business career and two decades as a school activist to offer innovative solutions to the educational challenges facing our public school system. He argues that lasting change in American public education will only come at the state level, through state legislative action that empowers school administrators to make choices in the interests of their students.Get the book here: https://www.discovery.org/store/product/every-school-2019/

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Teresa Mull, assistant editor of the Spectator World, to discuss her book, Woke-Proof Your Life: A Handbook on Escaping Modern, Political Madness and Shielding Yourself and Your Family by Living a More Self-Sufficient, Fulfilling Life. They chat about how what exactly “woke” means, how to avoid “toxic empathy”, and how to cultivate community and grow faith. They also discuss the three tenants to focus on when you feel trapped in a maze of woke culture.Get the book here: https://sophiainstitute.com/product/how-to-woke-proof-your-life/Show Notes:Fox News: Christine Rousselle – “To 'woke-proof' your life, join a church, drop the tech and talk to people, says Pennsylvania writer”https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/woke-proof-life-join-church-drop-tech-talk-people-pennsylvania-writer

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by William Inboden, executive director of the Clements Center for National Security and associate professor of public policy and history at the LBJ School of Public Affairs, both at the University of Texas at Austin, to discuss his book, The Peacemaker: Ronald Reagan, the Cold War, and the World on the Brink. They chat about how Reagan waged the Cold War while also managing multiple crises around the globe, how and why Reagan remade the four-decade-old policy of containment to challenge the Soviets in an arms race that pushed them toward economic and political collapse, all while extending an olive branch of diplomacy as he sought a peaceful end to the conflict. Get the book here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/617503/the-peacemaker-by-william-inboden/Show Notes:City Journal: Tevi Troy – “The Last Great President”https://www.city-journal.org/article/the-last-great-presidentThe Critic: Angus Reilly – “The man who tamed the Russian bear”https://thecritic.co.uk/issues/march-2023/the-man-who-tamed-the-russian-bear/National Review: Alvin S. Felzenberg – “The Strategic Vision behind Reagan’s Cold War Victory”https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2023/05/15/the-strategic-vision-behind-reagans-cold-war-victory/Wall Street Journal: Matthew Continetti – “‘The Peacemaker’ Review: Ronald Reagan’s Cold War”https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-peacemaker-book-review-ronald-reagans-cold-war-11669396368Washington Free Beacon: Steven F. Hayward – “The Clear-Headed Ronald Reagan”https://freebeacon.com/culture/the-clear-headed-ronald-reagan/Washington Post: Geoffrey Kabaservice – “‘The Peacemaker’ holds up Ronald Reagan as the Cold War’s victor”https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2023/02/24/reagan-cold-war-book-inboden/

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by William Doyle, professor emeritus of history and a senior research fellow at the University of Bristol, to discuss his book, Napoleon at Peace: How to End a Revolution. They chat about how Napoleon ended the French Revolution by winning peace on the battlefield, repairing relations with the Catholic Church, and making himself monarch. This also discuss Bonaparte’s attempts to restore France’s colonial empire. Get the book here: https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/distributed/N/bo184798345.htmlShow Notes:The Critic: Ruth Scurr – “The regal rise of le petit caporal”https://thecritic.co.uk/issues/november-2022/the-regal-rise-of-le-petit-caporal/Engelsberg Ideas: Katherine Bayford – “Napoleon: the revolutionary who made himself an emperor”https://engelsbergideas.com/reviews/napoleon-the-revolutionary-who-made-himself-an-emperor/Literary Review: John Adamson – “His Majesty the First Consul”https://literaryreview.co.uk/his-majesty-the-first-consulTimes Literary Supplement: Alan Forrest – “The road to St Helena”https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/napoleon-michael-broers-napoleon-at-peace-william-doyle-book-review-alan-forrest/

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Fred Litwin to discuss his book Oliver Stone's Film-Flam: The Demagogue of Dealey Plaza. They chat about what Oliver Stone has been up to on the JFK assassination conspiracy beat since his blockbuster 1991 film. They also chat about how much we should trust the Warren Commission report, what happened with Kennedy’s autopsy, the chain of custody of the bullet found at Parkland Hospital, and how the unsuccessful prosecution of Clay Shaw for Kennedy’s murder by New Orleans DA Jim Garrison was little more than homophobic persecution. Get the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Oliver-Stones-Film-Flam-Demagogue-Dealey/dp/0994863063

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Holger Afflerbach, Professor of Modern European History at the University of Leeds, to discuss his book, On a Knife Edge: How Germany Lost the First World War. They chat about how Sly changed the face of black music, the impact and influence his music had on his peers, and the symbolism of the interracial and intergender Family Stone. They also discuss Sly’s prolific drug use and increasing paranoia and how everything came crashing down.Get the book here: https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691165400/kennanShow Notes:The Critic: Ruth Scurr – “The regal rise of le petit caporal”https://thecritic.co.uk/issues/november-2022/the-regal-rise-of-le-petit-caporal/Engelsberg Ideas: Katherine Bayford – “Napoleon: the revolutionary who made himself an emperor”https://engelsbergideas.com/reviews/napoleon-the-revolutionary-who-made-himself-an-emperor/Literary Review: John Adamson – “His Majesty the First Consul”https://literaryreview.co.uk/his-majesty-the-first-consulTimes Literary Supplement: Alan Forrest – “The road to St Helena”https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/napoleon-michael-broers-napoleon-at-peace-william-doyle-book-review-alan-forrest/

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Frank Costigliola, Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of History at the University of Connecticut, to discuss his new book, Kennan: A Life between Worlds. They chat about why George Kennan was one of the most important, and complex, figures in the history of American foreign policy, his diplomatic career in the Soviet Union, his rise to fame and preeminence, and his swift fall from power and influence. They also discuss how Kennan was impossible to classify and whether his diplomatic vision holds any lessons for today. Get the book here: https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691165400/kennanShow Notes:Financial Times: Anatol Lieven – “Kennan: A Life Between Worlds — lessons for the containment of Russia”https://www.ft.com/content/76231e54-063a-4366-acd1-cecd314c470eFirst Things: Patrick Porter – “Cold War Contradictions”https://www.firstthings.com/article/2023/04/cold-war-contradictionsForeign Affairs: Fredrik Logevall – “The Ghosts of Kennan”https://www.foreignaffairs.com/reviews/ghosts-george-kennan-lessons-cold-warForeign Policy: Michael Hirsh – “Is Cold War Inevitable?”https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/01/23/cold-war-george-kennan-diplomacy-containment-united-states-china-soviet-union/The New Republic: Patrick Iber – “George Kennan’s False Moves”https://newrepublic.com/article/169557/george-kennans-false-movesTimes Literary Supplement: Harold James – “Kissing Stalin on the mouth”https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/kennan-frank-costigliola-book-review-harold-james/Washington Examiner: Damir Marusic – “The divided George Kennan”https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-divided-george-kennan

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Kevin R.C. Gutzman, Professor of History at Western Connecticut State University, to discuss his new book, The Jeffersonians: The Visionary Presidencies of Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe. They discuss the foreign policy, domestic, and constitutional agenda of the Virginia Dynasty, their successes and failures, and what the presidential administrations of these three Founders meant for the history of the country. Get the book here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250135452/thejeffersoniansShow Notes:Law & Liberty (AUDIO): “The Jeffersonian Republic” (AUDIO) https://lawliberty.org/podcast/the-jeffersonian-republic/U.S. National Archives: “The Jeffersonians: The Visionary Presidencies of Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe” (VIDEO) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrUBnbZaZGYWall Street Journal: David O. Stewart – “‘The Jeffersonians’ Review: Virginia Dynasty https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-jeffersonians-review-virginia-dynasty-11671057455Washington Free Beacon: Luke Thompson – “Reality Mugs a Founder” https://freebeacon.com/culture/reality-mugs-a-founder/

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Larry M. Bartels, University Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Law and May Werthan Shayne Chair of Public Policy and Social Science at Vanderbilt University, to discuss his new book, Democracy Erodes from the Top: Leaders, Citizens, and the Challenge of Populism in Europe. They discuss the myth that there is a populist wave in contemporary European public opinion, and Bartels argues the real crisis stems not from an increasingly populist public but from political leaders who exploit or mismanage the chronic vulnerabilities of democracy.Get the book here: https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691244501/democracy-erodes-from-the-topShow Notes:Salon: Paul Rosenberg – “What crisis of democracy? Scholar Larry Bartels says the real crisis is corrupt leaders”https://www.salon.com/2023/04/02/what-of-democracy-scholar-larry-bartels-says-the-real-is-corrupt-leaders/

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by James Rosen, chief White House correspondent for Newsmax, to discuss his new book, Scalia: Rise to Greatness, 1936 to 1986. They discuss his Catholic upbringing and education, his stints in academia and his published works, his service in the Nixon and Ford administrations, and his time on the D.C. District Court of Appeals. They also chat about his personality, the importance of his Catholic faith, and what made such a special character in American history.

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Mark Moyar, William P. Harris Chair in Military History at Hillsdale College, to discuss his new book, Triumph Regained: The Vietnam War, 1965-1968. Moyar discusses why the war was a strategic necessity, how American operations gave the South Vietnamese government some breathing space, and how the war could possibly been brought to a satisfactory conclusion if LBJ had heeded more advice from his generals. They also chat about how, contrary to public perception, the Tet Offensive was an unmitigated disaster for the North Vietnamese militarily and, also contrary to public perception, American culture sustained public support for the war through the end of 1968.Get the book here: https://www.encounterbooks.com/books/triumph-regained/Show Notes:American Greatness: Victor Davis Hanson – “Refighting the Vietnam War” https://amgreatness.com/2023/02/27/refighting-the-vietnam-war/The American Spectator: Francis P. Sempa – “Who Lost Vietnam? Mark Moyar’s New Book Spreads the Blame” https://spectator.org/who-lost-vietnam-mark-moyars-new-book-spreads-the-blame/Washington Examiner: Avi Woolf – “The eternal reexamination of Vietnam” https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-eternal-reexamination-of-vietnam

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Joel Selvin, former columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle, to discuss the new paperback edition of his book, Sly & the Family Stone: An Oral History. They chat about how Sly changed the face of black music, the impact and influence his music had on his peers, and the symbolism of the interracial and intergender Family Stone. They also discuss Sly’s prolific drug use and increasing paranoia and how everything came crashing down.

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Jeremy Black, emeritus professor of history at the University of Exeter, to discuss the new paperback edition of his book, The Short History of War. They chat about how warfare has transformed the social, political, cultural, and religious aspects of humanity across time, the significance of warfare more broadly, and the ways in which cultural understandings of conflict have lasting consequences in societies across the world. They also discuss the fundamental impact of weaponry on modes of war and what the future of warfare will look like.Get the book here: https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300267075/a-short-history-of-war/Show Notes:Wall Street Journal: Crawford Gribben – “‘A Short History of War’ Review: Fighting the Battles” https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-short-history-of-war-review-fighting-the-battles-11636583345

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Vincent Phillip Muñoz, the Tocqueville Associate Professor of Political Science and Concurrent Associate Professor of Law at the University of Notre Dame, to discuss his new book, Religious Liberty and the American Founding: Natural Rights and the Original Meanings of the First Amendment Religion Clauses. They chat about how the Founding Fathers understood religious liberty to be an inalienable natural right, what we can and cannot determine about the original meanings of the Religion Clauses, and how a re-adoption of the Founders’ understanding would lead to a minimalist church-state jurisprudence delivering neither consistently conservative nor consistently liberal results.

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Paul D. Moreno, professor of history at Hillsdale College, to discuss his new book, How the Court Became Supreme: The Origins of American Juristocracy. They chat about how the U.S. Supreme Court has emerged as the most powerful judiciary unit in the history of the world, how the Court got to that point, and what exactly “judicial primacy” means.

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Michael Broers, Professor of Western European History at Oxford University, and to discuss his new book, Napoleon: The Decline and Fall of an Empire: 1811-1821. They chat about how Napoleon went from the colossus of Europe to a prisoner on tiny St. Helena in just four short years, how exactly he was brought to defeat, and how Tsar Alexander of Russia was Bonaparte’s perfect foil. They also talk about whether Napoleon actually did some good for Europe and the carnage of the Napoleonic Wars. Get the book here: http://pegasusbooks.com/books/napoleon-9781639361779-hardcoverShow Notes:Times Literary Supplement: Alan Forrest – “The road to St Helena”https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/napoleon-michael-broers-napoleon-at-peace-william-doyle-book-review-alan-forrest/Wall Street Journal: Dominic Green – “‘Napoleon’ Review: The Road to Waterloo”https://www.wsj.com/articles/napoleon-review-the-road-to-waterloo-11659477197

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by David E. Bernstein, University Professorship chair at the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University, to discuss his new book, Classified: The Untold Story of Racial Classification in America. They chat about the development and history of the completely absurd and arbitrary racial classification system in the United States, whether the federal government should even be classifying people by race at all, and what system, if any, should replace our current one. Get the book here: https://posthillpress.com/book/classified-the-untold-story-of-racial-classification-in-americaShow Notes:Cato Institute: “Classified: The Untold Story of Racial Classification In America” (VIDEO)https://www.cato.org/multimedia/events/classified-untold-story-racial-classification-americaLaw & Liberty: Scott Gerber – “Separating Race and State”https://lawliberty.org/book-review/separating-race-and-state/Manhattan Institute for Policy Research: “Classified: The Untold Story Of Racial Classification In America” (VIDEO)https://www.manhattan-institute.org/classified-untold-story-racial-classification-americaWashington Post: George F. Will – “How racial preferences feed grasping grievance groups and grow ever more absurd”https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/30/racial-preferences-absurd-identity-politics/

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Andrew Lambert, Laughton Professor of Naval History at King’s College, London, to discuss his new book, The British Way of War: Julian Corbett and the Battle for a National Strategy. They chat about who Julian Corbett was and what exactly entailed his “maritime strategy.” They also discuss how that strategy, unheeded during the Great War to disastrous consequences, proved critical to Allied success in the Second World War and shaped Winston Churchill’s conduct of the conflict.Get the book here: https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300250732/the-british-way-of-war/Show Notes:The National Interest: William Anthony Hay – “Julian Corbett and the Rebirth of British Strategy” https://nationalinterest.org/feature/julian-corbett-and-rebirth-british-strategy-201295

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Marian L. Tupy, editor of HumanProgress.org and senior fellow at the Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity at the Cato Institute, to discuss his new book (co-authored with Gale L. Pooley), Superabundance: The Story of Population Growth, Innovation, and Human Flourishing on an Infinitely Bountiful Planet. They chat about “time prices,” why apocalyptic predictions about overpopulation and resource exhaustion won’t die, why human beings are actually the Earth’s most important resource, and what we can learn on the subject from Marvel’s Avengers. Get the book here: https://store.cato.org/products/superabundance Show Notes: American Institute for Economic Research: Art Carden – “Review of Superabundance by Marian L. Tupy and Gale L. Pooley” https://www.aier.org/article/review-of-superabundance-by-marian-l-tupy-and-gale-l-pooley/ City Journal: Yael Levin Hungerford – “Affirmations” https://www.city-journal.org/review-of-superabundance RealClearMarkets: Eric Grover – “Book Review: Marian Tupy & Gale Pooley's 'Superabundance'” https://www.realclearmarkets.com/articles/2022/12/01/book_review_marian_tupy_and_gale_pooleys_superabundance_867669.html

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Stephen F. Knott, professor of national security affairs at Naval War College, to discuss his new book, Coming to Terms with John F. Kennedy. They chat about the mystique around JFK and why it still continues to hold, in some form, almost 60 years after his assassination. They also talk about Kennedy’s approach to civil rights, what would have happened with Vietnam if he had survived his fatal trip to Dallas and won a second term, and what his legacy should be today. Get the book here: https://kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700633654/

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by James Lacey, Horner Chair of War Studies and Professor of Strategic Studies and Political Economy at Marine Corps War College, to discuss his new book, Rome: Strategy of Empire. They chat about whether the Roman Empire really did have a grand strategy, what that grand strategy might have been, and whether it had the bureaucratic apparatus necessary to put that strategy into effect. They also discuss why it took the Roman Empire such a long time to collapse, and the importance of the Pax Romana to the Mediterranean world. Get the book here: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/rome-9780190937706?cc=us&lang=en&

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by David E. Hoffman, contributing editor and member of the editorial board of The Washington Post, to discuss his new book, Give Me Liberty: The True Story of Oswaldo Payá and his Daring Quest for a Free Cuba. They chat about how democracy for Cuba became Payá’s life work, the remarkable achievement of the Varela Project, and whether Payá’s death really was an accident or if Castro’s regime had a part in it. Get the book here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Give-Me-Liberty/David-E-Hoffman/9781982191191Show Notes:National Endowment for Democracy: “Give Me Liberty: Examining the Legacy of Oswaldo Payá” (VIDEO) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T4o7VLXI84Times Literary Supplement: Anthony DePalma – “‘We are not afraid’” https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/give-me-liberty-david-e-hoffman-book-review-anthony-depalma/Washington Free Beacon: Flagg Taylor – “The Courage to Counter Castro” https://freebeacon.com/culture/the-courage-to-counter-castro/The Washington Post: Vanessa Garcia – “The Legacy for which this Cuban dissident fought is still unfolding” https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/07/01/legacy-which-this-cuban-dissident-fought-is-still-unfolding/

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by award-winning essayist and critic William Deresiewicz to discuss his new book, The End of Solitude: Selected Essays on Culture and Society. They chat about how social media is changing the nature of our interaction with others, addressing West Point plebes about leadership, why he left academia, and why they love essay collections.Get the book here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250858641/the-end-of-solitudeShow Notes:The Chronicle of Higher Education: William Deresiewicz – “The End of Solitude”https://www.chronicle.com/article/the-end-of-solitude/Unherd: William Deresiewicz – “Escaping American tribalism”https://unherd.com/2022/03/escaping-american-tribalism/Law & Liberty: Theodore Dalrymple – “A Lament for the Lost University”https://lawliberty.org/book-review/a-lament-for-the-lost-university/Quillette: William Deresiewicz – “Why I Left Academia (Since You're Wondering)”https://quillette.com/2022/08/17/why-i-left-academia-since-youre-wondering/

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Donald L. Drakeman, Fellow in Operations and Technology Management at the Cambridge Judge Business School, Distinguished Research Professor in the Program on Constitutional Studies at the University of Notre Dame, and a Venture Partner at Advent Life Sciences, to discuss his new book (co-authored with Lisa Drakeman and Nektarios Oraiopoulos), From Breakthrough to Blockbuster: The Business of Biotechnology. They chat about how medical innovation happens, specifically how biotech companies have created 40 percent more of the most important treatments for previously unmet medical needs than the major pharmaceutical companies at a lower cost. Benson and Drakeman also discuss the crucial roles played by academic research, venture capital, contract research organizations, the capital markets, and the pharmaceutical companies in creating medical breakthroughs. Get the book here: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/from-breakthrough-to-blockbuster-9780195084009?cc=us&lang=en&

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by F.H. Buckley, Foundation Professor at George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School, to discuss his new book, Progressive Conservatism: How Republicans Will Become America's Natural Governing Party. They chat about what Buckley means exactly by “progressive conservative,” why the Republican Party must return to its roots as a progressive conservative party, and why the GOP must reject the illiberalism of extremists on the Right as well as the Left. Get the book here: https://www.encounterbooks.com/books/progressive-conservatism/ Show Notes: Law & Liberty: George Hawley – “The Mythical Progressive-Conservative Voter” https://lawliberty.org/book-review/the-mythical-progressive-conservative-voter/ Law & Liberty: F.H. Buckley – “The Permanence of Progressive Conservatism”https://lawliberty.org/the-permanence-of-progressive-conservatism/ National Affairs: F.H. Buckley – “The Next Republican Party”https://www.nationalaffairs.com/publications/detail/the-next-republican-party Spectator World: William Murchison – “Frank Buckley’s right direction”https://thespectator.com/book-and-art/the-right-direction-progressive-conservatism/ Washington Times: Brandon J. Weichert – “BOOK REVIEW: Progressive Conservatism: How Republicans Will Become America’s Natural Governing Party”https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/jul/21/book-review-progressive-conservatism-how-republica/

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Bruce Gilley, Professor of Political Science and Public Policy at Portland State University, to discuss his new book, In Defense of German Colonialism: And How Its Critics Empowered Nazis, Communists, and the Enemies of the West. They chat about the reasons why Gilley contends German colonialism was overall a force for good in the world, how development was encouraged and native governance flourished, and why critics of German colonialism helped destabilize the country and played into the hands of the Nazis and communists. Get the book here: https://www.regnery.com/9781684512379/in-defense-of-german-colonialism/Show Notes: Law & Liberty: Jesse Russell – “Colonialism Reconsidered”https://lawliberty.org/book-review/colonialism-reconsidered/

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Troy Senik, cofounder of Kite & Key, to discuss his new book, “A Man of Iron: The Turbulent Life and Improbable Presidency of Grover Cleveland.” They chat about Cleveland’s meteoric political career and how his stubbornness and his incorruptibility became the key to his political appeal, as well as to his political fall. They also place the context behind Cleveland’s frequent yielding of the veto pen, discuss whether the personal scandals that dogged him were true, and if there are any lessons his presidency can offer us in the 21st Century. Get the book here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/A-Man-of-Iron/Troy-Senik/9781982140748Show Notes: City Journal: Stephen Eide – “Ironbound Liberalism”https://www.city-journal.org/review-of-a-man-of-iron-by-troy-senikLaw & Liberty: Paul Moreno – “The Last President Worth Voting For?”https://lawliberty.org/book-review/the-last-president-worth-voting-for/National Review: Colin Dueck – “Not Over Grover: Reconsidering Cleveland”https://www.nationalreview.com/2022/10/not-over-grover-reconsidering-cleveland/The Wall Street Journal: Roger Lowenstein – “‘A Man of Iron’ Review: Grover Cleveland, Honest to a Fault”https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-man-of-iron-book-review-biography-grover-cleveland-honest-to-a-fault-11663340565Washington Free Beacon: Tevi Troy – “Cleveland Rocks”https://freebeacon.com/politics/cleveland-rocks/

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Olivier Zunz, the James Madison Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Virginia, to discuss his new book, The Man Who Understood Democracy: The Life of Alexis de Tocqueville. They chat about Tocqueville’s dedication to achieving a new kind of democracy at the center of his life and work, why America remained central to his thought and actions throughout his life, and his fears that the democratic experiment might yet fail. They also discuss his harrowing family story, his commitment to abolitionism, and his attempts to apply the lessons of Democracy in America to French politics.Get the book here: https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691173979/the-man-who-understood-democracyShow Notes: Commentary: Michael M. Rosen – “Citizen Tocqueville”https://www.commentary.org/articles/michael-rosen/tocqueville-democracy/The Hedgehog Review: Jay Tolson – “Following Alexis de Tocqueville: A Conversation with Historian and Biographer Olivier Zunz”https://hedgehogreview.com/issues/the-use-and-abuse-of-history/articles/following-alexis-de-tocqueville-a-conversation-with-historian-and-biographer-olivier-zunzLaw & Liberty: Theodore Dalrymple – “The Life of Democracy's Interpreter”https://lawliberty.org/book-review/the-life-of-democracys-interpreter/Library of America: “Olivier Zunz on Alexis de Tocqueville, ‘The Man Who Understood Democracy’”https://www.loa.org/news-and-views/1969-olivier-zunz-on-alexis-de-tocqueville-the-man-who-understood-democracyLiterary Review: Alan Ryan – “Oui, the People”https://literaryreview.co.uk/oui-the-peopleThe New York Review of Books: Lynn Hunt – “‘A Great Democratic Revolution’”https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2022/12/08/a-great-democratic-revolution-alexis-de-tocqueville/Times Literary Supplement: Stephen W. Sawyer – “He chose democracy”https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/the-man-who-understood-democracy-olivier-zunz-book-review-stephen-w-sawyer/The Wall Street Journal: Barton Swaim – “‘The Man Who Understood Democracy’ Review: Tocqueville’s Dilemma”https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-man-who-understood-democracy-book-review-history-politics-notes-from-america-11651245341

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Paul Kennedy, J. Richardson Dilworth Professor of History at Yale University, to discuss his new book, Victory at Sea: Naval Power and the Transformation of the Global Order in World War II. They chat about the six major naval powers of the war and their individual strengths, weaknesses, and challenges, and how the war was won and lost in the Atlantic, the Pacific, and the Mediterranean. They also talk about how the strategic landscape for naval affairs was completely altered by the war and the rise of American economic and military hegemony. Get the book here: https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300219173/victory-at-sea/ Show Notes: Engelsberg Ideas: Lincoln Paine – “A marriage of the geopolitical, the military and the material” https://engelsbergideas.com/books/a-marriage-of-the-geopolitical-the-military-and-the-material-victory-at-sea-naval-power-and-the-transformation-of-the-global-order-in-world-war-ii-by-paul-kennedy-review/ Foreign Policy: Alexander Wooley – “The Navy Made America a Superpower Once. Can It Again?” https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/05/30/us-navy-victory-at-sea-review-paul-kennedy-history/ The New Criterion: Jeremy Black – “A new ruler of the waves” https://newcriterion.com/issues/2022/9/a-new-ruler-of-the-waves The Sunday Times: Max Hastings – “Victory at Sea by Paul Kennedy review — did the navy win the Second World War?” https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/victory-at-sea-by-paul-kennedy-review-did-the-navy-win-the-second-world-war-bd7tft0l9 Wall Street Journal: Brendan Simms – “‘Victory at Sea’ Review: Ruling the Waves in World War II” https://www.wsj.com/articles/victory-at-sea-book-review-ruling-the-waves-in-world-war-ii-11650634290 Washington Free Beacon: Mike Watson – “How We Achieved Naval Supremacy—And How We Could Lose It” https://freebeacon.com/culture/how-we-achieved-naval-supremacy-and-how-we-could-lose-it/ Washington Post: Robert D. Kaplan – “How the naval battles of World War II reshaped the global order” https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/05/20/how-naval-battles-world-war-ii-reshaped-global-order/

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Christopher M. Reali, assistant professor of music at Ramapo College, to discuss his new book, Music and Mystique in Muscle Shoals. They chat about the Muscle Shoals music scene in the 1960’s and 1970’s, what exactly is the “Muscle Shoals Sound,” and how that sound became such a potent cultural power that still means something even up to the present day. They also talk about the overlooked history of Muscle Shoals' impact on country music and describes the region's recent transformation into a tourism destination and something of a pilgrimage stop for musicians from all over the world.Get the book here: https://www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=45zfd3qs9780252044519Blues Blast Magazine: Mark Thompson – “Christopher M Reali – Music And Mystique In Muscle Shoals | Book Review”| https://www.bluesblastmagazine.com/christopher-m-reali-music-and-mystique-in-muscle-shoals-book-review/Deep South Magazine: Erin Z. Bass – “Music and Mystique in Muscle Shoals” https://deepsouthmag.com/2022/07/19/music-and-mystique-in-muscle-shoals/Southern Review of Books: Lacey Lyons – “Music and Mystique in Muscle Shoals” Chronicles a Legendary Music Scene https://southernreviewofbooks.com/2022/08/08/music-and-mystique-in-muscle-shoals-christopher-reali-interview/

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by all-time surf god Shaun Tomson to discuss his new book with Noah benShea, “The Surfer and the Sage: A Guide to Survive and Ride Life's Waves.” They chat about purpose, loss, hope, faith, the importance of doing nothing, what lessons surfing has to give about living a fulfilling life, and the power of “I Will.” Tim also tries to not geek out and ask too many surf fanboy questions about Pipeline.Get the book here: https://www.familius.com/book/the-surfer-and-the-sage/

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Jonathan W. White, professor of American Studies at Christopher Newport University, to discuss his new book, To Address You as My Friend: African Americans' Letters to Abraham Lincoln. They chat about the personal connection many blacks felt to Abraham Lincoln and how that gave them confidence to write to the president and to seek redress of their grievances. They also talk about how the act of writing to Lincoln for blacks was, in a small way, an act of civic participation and allowed them to claim the rights of American citizenship in a wide range of circumstances.Get the book here: https://uncpress.org/book/9781469665078/to-address-you-as-my-friend/

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Mark A. Noll, Professor of History Emeritus at the University of Notre Dame, to discuss his new book, America's Book: The Rise and Decline of a Bible Civilization, 1794-1911. They chat about how the Bible decisively shaped American national history even as that history influenced the use of Scripture, and how a strongly Protestant Bible civilization was fractured by debates over slavery, contested by growing numbers of non-Protestants, and torn apart by the Civil War. They also talk about how the more religiously plural period from Reconstruction to the early 20th Century saw Scripture become a much more fragmented, though still significant, force in American culture.Get the book here: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/americas-book-9780197623466?q=america%27s%20book&lang=en&cc=usShow Notes:Wall Street Journal: D.G. Hart – “‘America’s Book’ Review: The Word Out of Season” https://www.wsj.com/articles/americas-book-review-the-word-out-of-season-11651009649

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Brian P. Levack, John E. Green Regents Professor Emeritus in History at the University of Texas at Austin, to discuss his new book, Distrust of Institutions in Early Modern Britain and America. They chat about how distrust in institutions was an important theme of public discourse in Britain and colonial America during the early modern period, why trust in these institutions is more tenuous and difficult to restore once it has been betrayed than trust in one's family, friends, and neighbors, and how this distrust shaped the political, legal, economic, and religious of Britain and its American colonies.Get the book here: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/distrust-of-institutions-in-early-modern-britain-and-america-9780192847409?q=distrust%20in%20institutions&lang=en&cc=us

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Ryan T. Anderson, president of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, to discuss his new book, co-authored with Alexandra DeSanctis, “Tearing Us Apart: How Abortion Harms Everything and Solves Nothing.” They discuss how the post­-Roe experiment with unlimited abortion has harmed everyone and corrupted our political system, medicine, and the media, while undermining the rule of law. They also chat about what abortion in the United States will look like post-Dobbs, and what abortion opponents can do to help foster a culture of life.Get the book here: https://www.regnery.com/9781684513505/tearing-us-apart/Show Notes:The American Conservative: Emile Doak – “Abortion and the Clash of Moral Visions” https://www.theamericanconservative.com/abortion-and-the-clash-of-moral-visions/The Heritage Foundation: Tearing Us Apart: How Abortion Harms Everything and Solves Nothing (VIDEO) https://www.heritage.org/life/event/tearing-us-apart-how-abortion-harms-everything-and-solves-nothingNational Review: Ryan T. Anderson & Alexandra DeSanctis – “We Must Acknowledge That Abortion Harms Women” https://www.nationalreview.com/2022/06/we-must-acknowledge-that-abortion-harms-women/The Public Discourse: Charles C. Camosy – “A Clarion Call for the Pro-Life Movement’s Heavy Lift” https://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2022/07/83558/Washington Free Beacon: Nicholas Tomaino – “A Post-Roe Playbook” https://freebeacon.com/culture/a-post-roe-playbook/

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by William B. Allen, resident scholar and the former chief operating officer of the Center for Urban Renewal and Education (CURE) and emeritus dean of James Madison College at Michigan State University, to discuss CURE’s new book, “The State of Black America: Progress, Pitfalls, and the Promise of the Republic.” They discuss the character, shape, and tendencies of life for black Americans, their astounding success in integrating into mainstream American culture, and why black patriotism is the key to overcoming what problems remain.Get the book here: https://www.encounterbooks.com/books/state-black-america/

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by James Kirchick, nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council and columnist for Tablet, to discuss his new book, “Secret City: The Hidden History of Gay Washington.” Benson and Kirchick discuss how homosexuality came to be seen as potential national security threat, the Lavender Scare, the irresponsible homophobia of Oliver Stone’s film JFK, the tragedy of the closet, and how gay Washingtonians fought a multi-decade fight for civil rights.Get the book here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781627792332/secretcityShow Notes:Commentary: Bruce Bawer – “A Capital History” https://www.commentary.org/articles/bruce-bawer/gay-washington-james-kirchick/ New York Times: Alexandra Jacobs – “‘Secret City,’ an Epic Narrative History of the Closet in the Capital” https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/22/books/review-secret-city-history-gay-washington-james-kirchick.html The New Yorker: Michael Waters – “What Made Washington, D.C., the ‘Gayest and Most Antigay City in America’” https://www.newyorker.com/books/under-review/what-made-washington-dc-the-gayest-and-most-antigay-city-in-america Reason: Walter Olson – “Secret City Recounts the Gay History of D.C.” https://reason.com/2022/06/01/gay-history-in-the-city-of-secrets/ The Spectator World: David J. Garrow – “The rise of gay Washington” https://spectatorworld.com/book-and-art/queer-streets-secret-city-gay-washington-james-kirchick/ Washington Examiner: River Page – “James Kirchick's history of gay power” https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/james-kirchicks-history-of-gay-power Washington Free Beacon: Douglas Murray – “Life in a Closeted Capital” https://freebeacon.com/culture/life-in-a-closeted-capital/

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Glenda Sluga to discuss her new book, “The Invention of International Order: Remaking Europe after Napoleon.” Sluga is the professor of international history and capitalism at the European University Institute as well as a Kathleen Fitzpatrick Laureate Fellow and professor of international history at the University of Sydney. They discuss how the Congress of Vienna planted the seeds for today's international order, how new conceptions of the politics between states were the work not only of European statesmen but also of politically ambitious aristocrats and bourgeoisie, and how the leading statesmen of the age operated in the context of social networks often presided over by influential women who had their ear.Get the book here: https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691208213/the-invention-of-international-orderShow Notes:Lapham’s Quarterly: Glenda Sluga – “Only That I Were an Official Person!” https://www.laphamsquarterly.org/roundtable/only-i-were-official-personLondon School of Economics: Glenda Sluga – “The invention of an international order: Lessons from 1814” https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2022/02/01/the-invention-of-an-international-order-lessons-from-1814/Times Literary Supplement: Biancamaria Fontana – “A Europe of free peoples” https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/the-invention-of-international-order-glenda-sluga-book-review-biancamaria-fontana/

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Michael Beckley of Tufts University and the American Enterprise Institute to discuss his new book, co-authored with Hal Brands, “Danger Zone: The Coming Conflict with China.” They discuss how China’s rise in global power is over, its leadership is insecure about its future, and how that insecurity about China’s coming decline could lead to a violent challenge to the existing global order. They also chat about how the United States can maintain a smart, sustainable approach to make sure it comes out ahead in this protracted global crisis. Get the book here: https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324021308 Show Notes: American Enterprise Institute: Hal Brands – Getting Ready for a Long War with China: Dynamics of Protracted Conflict in the Western Pacifichttps://www.aei.org/research-products/report/getting-ready-for-a-long-war-with-china-dynamics-of-protracted-conflict-in-the-western-pacific/ The Atlantic: Hal Brands and Michael Beckley – “What Will Drive China to War?”https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/11/us-china-war/620571/ Bloomberg: Hal Brands – “Economic Chaos of a Taiwan War Would Go Well Past Semiconductors”https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-06-23/economic-chaos-of-a-taiwan-war-would-go-well-past-semiconductors Foreign Affairs: Hal Brands and Michael Beckley – “The Return of Pax Americana?”https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/russia-fsu/2022-03-14/return-pax-americana Foreign Policy: Hal Brands and Michael Beckley – “What Does China Want?”https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/08/13/what-china-wants-us-conflict/ Journal of Applied Corporate Finance: Michael Beckley – “China’s Economy Is Not Overtaking America’s”https://www.aei.org/research-products/journal-publication/chinas-economy-is-not-overtaking-americas/ National Public Radio: “'Danger Zone' author warns of growing tension between China and the U.S.”https://www.npr.org/2022/08/24/1119214761/danger-zone-author-warns-of-growing-tension-between-china-and-the-u-s Wall Street Journal: Hal Brands and Michael Beckley – “The Coming War Over Taiwan”https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-coming-war-over-taiwan-11659614417 Woodrow Wilson International Center: Michael Beckley – Desperate Times, Desperate Measures: Slowing Growth Is Making China More Dangerous https://www.aei.org/articles/desperate-times-desperate-measures-slowing-growth-is-making-china-more-dangerous/