2024

“Books of the Year 2024,” The Spectator, December 2024, p. 41.

“How Biden Got Suckered By Putin,” Washington Free Beacon, 3 November 2024. (Bob Woodward, War).

“The Decline of the Rust Belt and the Loss of  Community,” Washington Free Beacon, 29 September 2024. (Lainey Newman & Theda Skocpol, Rust Belt Union Blues, and Arlie Russell Hochschild, Stolen Pride).

“Getting Roe Wrong,” Washington Free Beacon, 25 August 2024. (Elizabeth Dias & Lisa Lerer, The Fall of Roe).

“The Sum of All Fears,” The Spectator, August 2024, pp. 43-45. (Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr., The Melting Point: High Command and War in the 21st Century).

“Too Nice To Finish First,” Washington Free Beacon, 23 June 2024. (Samuel G. Freedman, Into the Bright Sunshine: Young Hubert Humphrey and the Fight for Civil Rights, & James Traub, True Believer: Hubert Humphrey’s Quest for a More Just America).

“Left To Their Own Devices,” Washington Free Beacon, 21 April 2024. (Hunter Walker & Luppe B. Luppen, The Truce: Progressives, Centrists, and the Future of the Democratic Party).

“Exploits of the Ex-Presidents,” Washington Free Beacon, 10 March 2024. (Jared Cohen, Life After Power: Seven Presidents and Their Search For Purpose Beyond the White House).

“President Jake,” The Spectator, March 2024, pp. 43-45. (Alexander Ward, The Internationalists: The Fight to Restore American Foreign Policy After Trump).

“His Father’s Son,” Pittsburgh Quarterly, Winter 2024, pp. 82-87. (Patti Hartigan, August Wilson: A Life).