State Beacon philosophy

This Emperor Had Clothes

REVIEW: ‘Meditations’ by Marcus Aurelius, translated by Aaron Poochigian

A Soulless Argument

REVIEW: ‘The Soul Delusion’ by David P. Barash

Do the Ends No Longer Justify the Means?

REVIEW: ‘The Rise and Fall of Rational Control: The History of Modern Political Philosophy’ by Harvey C. Mansfield

A Farewell to Norms

REVIEW: 'The Crisis of Culture: Identity Politics and the Empire of Norms' by Olivier Roy

Taking a Risk With Nate Silver

REVIEW: 'On the Edge: The Art of Risking Everything' by Nate Silver

The Bumpy Road From Rousseau to Revolution

REVIEW: ‘Tyranny and Revolution: Rousseau to Heidegger’ by Waller R. Newell

Is More Democracy Always Better?

REVIEW: 'Tyranny of the Minority: Why American Democracy Reached the Breaking Point'

Not So Sweet Prince

REVIEW: 'Machiavelli's Effectual Truth: Creating a Modern World' by Harvey C. Mansfield

The Unfun Couple

REVIEW: 'Monsters and Maestros: Days & Nights with Susan Sontag & George Steiner' by Robert Boyers

Natan Sharansky Blames Harvard and Yale for Decline of the Free World