hardcover, by Thomas Sowell — A Man of Letters traces the life, career, and commentaries on controversial issues of Thomas Sowell over a period of more than four decades through his letters to and from family, friends, and public figures ranging from Milton Friedman to Clarence Thomas, David Riesman, Arthur Ashe, William Proxmire, Vernon Jordan, Charles Murray, Shelby Steele, and Condoleezza Rice. These letters begin with[...]
paperback, by Fred Siegel — In this newly updated and comprehensive account of the career of “America’s Mayor,” Fred Siegel shows how Rudi Giuliani’s successes in New York—restoring law and order, cutting taxes, and radically reducing the welfare rolls—demonstrated that cities might again become vibrant and dynamic places to live after thirty years of middle class flight. As someone who has worked with[...]
hardcover, by John J. Miller — In the 1970s, John M. Olin, one of the country’s leading industrialists, decided to devote his fortune to saving American free enterprise. Over the next three decades, the John M. Olin Foundation funded the conservative movement as it emerged from the intellectual ghetto and occupied the halls of power. The foundation spent hundreds of millions of dollars fostering what its longtime president[...]
