About: James Heiser
Posts by James Heiser
New Jersey Man Will Not Face Trial Over Antique Firearm
After a flurry of protests brought attention to New Jersey’s draconian restrictions on possession of firearms, retired schoolteacher George Van Gilder will not be facing trial for his possession...
New Jersey Man Faces Felony Charge for Antique Firearm
A retired New Jersey school teacher is facing felony charges for ownership of a pistol manufactured before the American Revolutionary War. ...
A Review of “Edmund Burke—The First Conservative”
Jesse Norman's new book on Edmund Burke offers a noteworthy introduction to the life and thought of the father of conservatism. ...
A Review of “South Africa’s Border War 1966–1989”
The fight against communist forces in Southern Africa has almost been forgotten over the past 25 years, but the republication of Steenkamp's history offers its author's insights into that...
A Review of “Guns Across the Border”
Mike Detty's inside account of Operation Wide Receiver exposes the inner workings of the ATF's gun running scandals of the early Obama years. ...
A Review of J.R.R. Tolkien’s “Beowulf”
The latest volume from the previously-unpublished writings of the author of The Hobbit is a memorial to Tolkien's standing as a brilliant scholar. ...
A Review of McDevitt’s “Coming Home”
Jack McDevitt's latest novel, Coming Home, looks at the history of the “golden age” of the twentieth century's space program from a vantage point 9,000 years in our future....
A Review of Mahoney’s “The Other Solzhenitsyn”
Mahoney's defense of Alexandr Solzhenitsyn as a proponent of liberty and a faithful Christian offers a worthy introduction to the thought of one of the 20th century's most significant...
A Review of “In the Kingdom of Ice”
Hampton Sides’ account of the Jeanette expedition to the Arctic is a powerful story of American heroism. ...
A Review of Biss’ “On Immunity”
Eula Biss' examination of the vaccination debate On Immunity — An Inoculation is not immune to criticism. ...
Book Review: John Pafford’s “Russell Kirk”
John Pafford's introduction to the life and work of Russell Kirk is a worthy contribution to the study of the thought of the “sage of Piety Hill.” ...
A Review of Dugin’s “The Fourth Political Theory”
Alexander Dugin's postmodern Fourth Political Theory seeks to merge aspects of Liberalism, Communism, and Fascism into an ideology that can bring about “the End of Days.” ...
A Review of Schweizer’s “Extortion”
In his most recent book, Extortion, Peter Schweizer documents a form of corruption in Washington, D.C., which he likens to organized crime's protection rackets. ...
A Review of Dean Koontz’s “The City”
Dean Koontz's latest novel, The City, is a poignant, and yet beautiful, response to the dark nihilism of our age. ...
Invasion of Ukraine Continues; Russian Ideologist Calls for “Genocide”
After months of warnings about the apparently increasing degree of Russian intervention in the conflict in eastern Ukraine, a leading Russian ideologist calls for "genocide" of “a bastard race.”...