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From the blog of Steven Windmueller at The Times of Israel

I guarantee that changes to Chevron will be a much bigger “own” than shutting down a library’s drag queen reading hour.

Herbert David Croly (1869–1930) was one of the most influential public intellectuals of the Progressive movement in the early 20th century, but his influence was not limited to his own era. Croly’s ideas were also instrumental in shaping President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal.

Our year in reading, featuring book recommendations from Federalist writers and contributors. Take a look at the notable books for 2022 reading.

As regular listeners know, we never tire of beating up on Progressivism—both the old kind and today’s high-octane version—and we especially like to beat up on Woodrow Wilson. Most of what we know about Wilson’s perfidy comes from the ur-text of Wilson criticism, Ronald J. Pestritto’s Woodrow Wilson and the Roots of Modern Liberalism from 2005. R.J. (as he is known to his friends), is out this week with a

The week of May 24: climate change and corporatism, inventing an economic crisis, woke capital, and more.

For the Conservative Reader: The Federalist’s Notable Books For 2020 Posted on Well, they say hindsight is 2020 — and thank God for that. Suffice to say, none of us are going to be wistfully blaring Ol’ Blue Eyes’ “It Was a Very Good Year” on New Year’s Eve. (Side note: Have you ever listened to the lyrics of that song? “It was a very good year / for blue-blooded girls of independent means.” Is Frank Sinatra being feminist or classist? I’m so confused.) Anyway, if we’re g...

Stella Morabito The Politics of Envy by Anne Hendershott — Alexander Solzhenitsyn noted: “Our envy of others devours us most of all.” This observation is at the core of Hendershott’s extraordinary book, which is a desperately needed investigation into that destructive human emotion. Envy is the main force behind today’s polarization, unrest, and violence. Hendershott really nails the green-eyed monster, tracing its corrosive power from ancient times to the modern practice of scapegoa...

Not james madison. but like madison, wisconsin. father of american progressivism. check out the information on fight back teach in . what is it that we are all fighting back for? i am not sure. but you will be next @=h

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