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Thinking the Twentieth Century – Essays by Tony Judt and Timothy Snyder

On February 2, 2012, in Book Reviews, Essays, History, Nonfiction, Political, Social Studies, by Wilfried F. Voss

The final book of the brilliant historian and indomitable public critic Tony Judt, Thinking the Twentieth Century maps the issues and concerns of a turbulent age on to a life of intellectual conflict and engagement.

Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, death, and hope in a Mumbai undercity by Katherine Boo

On January 31, 2012, in Book Reviews, History, Nonfiction, Social Studies, Travel, by Wilfried F. Voss

From Pulitzer Prize-winner Katherine Boo, a landmark work of narrative nonfiction that tells the dramatic and sometimes heartbreaking story of families striving toward a better life in one of the twenty-first century’s great, unequal cities.

Strategic Vision: America and the Crisis of Global Power by Zbigniew Brzezinski

On January 30, 2012, in Book Reviews, Nonfiction, Political, by Wilfried F. Voss

America, Brzezinski argues, must define and pursue a comprehensive and long-term a geopolitical vision, a vision that is responsive to the challenges of the changing historical context. This book seeks to provide the strategic blueprint for that vision.

Together: The Rituals, Pleasures and Politics of Cooperation by Richard Sennett

On January 29, 2012, in Book Reviews, Nonfiction, Social Studies, by Wilfried F. Voss

Living with people who differ—racially, ethnically, religiously, or economically—is the most urgent challenge facing civil society today. We tend socially to avoid engaging with people unlike ourselves, and modern politics encourages the politics of the tribe rather than of the city.

Borrow: The American Way of Debt by Economic Historian Louis Hyman

On January 26, 2012, in Book Reviews, Business & Investing, History, Nonfiction, Political, by Wilfried F. Voss

In this lively history of consumer debt in America, economic historian Louis Hyman demonstrates that today’s problems are not as new as we think.

First Principles: Five Keys to Restoring America’s Prosperity by John B. Taylor

On January 26, 2012, in Book Reviews, Business & Investing, Nonfiction, Political, by Wilfried F. Voss

America’s economic future is uncertain. Mired in a long crippling economic slump and hamstrung by bitter partisan debate over the growing debt and the role of government, the nation faces substantial challenges, exacerbated by a dearth of vision and common sense among its leaders.

Hillary Bush-Limburg: Gingrich Lures Tea Party In Florida

On January 25, 2012, in Guest Writers, Hillary Bush-Limburg, Hillary Bush-Limburg, Satire, by Wilfried F. Voss

Newt Gingrich has moved to consolidate the conservative base. He would like to draw on the Tea Party movement. He likes their activism and passion. Tea Party voters in New Hampshire backed Mitt Romney. He won in New Hampshire. In South Carolina Gingrich won among Tea Party supporters. It took him en route to his victory on Saturday.

Hillary Bush-Limburg: Romney and Gingrich Clash In Florida

On January 24, 2012, in Guest Writers, Hillary Bush-Limburg, Hillary Bush-Limburg, Satire, by Hillary Bush-Limburg

Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich clashed sharply. And repeatedly. That was in a Republican presidential debate. Monday night. The former Massachusetts governor attacked.

The Age of Austerity: How Scarcity Will Remake American Politics by Thomas Byrne Edsall

On January 21, 2012, in Book Reviews, Nonfiction, Political, Social Studies, by Wilfried F. Voss

One of our most prescient political observers provides a sobering account of how pitched battles over scarce resources will increasingly define American politics in the coming years—and how we might avoid, or at least mitigate, the damage from these ideological and economic battles.

Breaking and Entering: A Novel Exploring Issues Of Family, Religion And Politics by Eileen Pollack

On January 20, 2012, in Book Reviews, Fiction, by Wilfried F. Voss

Set against the tragic events of the Oklahoma City bombings, Breaking and Entering follows Christian/Jewish couple Louise and Richard Shapiro as they move from California to rural Michigan with their daughter Molly in an attempt to save their marriage.

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