About: William P. Hoar
Posts by William P. Hoar
Newfangled Witch Burning
The Canceling of the American Mind: Cancel Culture Undermines Trust and Threatens Us All ― But There Is a Solution, by Greg Lukianoff and Rikki Schlott, New York: Simon...
Frontier Rebels Challenge Tax on Spirits
The Whiskey Rebellion: A Distilled History of an American Crisis, by Brady J. Crytzer, Yardley, Pennsylvania: Westholme Publishing, 2023, 230 pages, hardcover. ...
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Reappraising British Imperialism Colonialism: A Moral Reckoning, by Nigel Biggar, London: William Collins, 2023, 496 pages, hardcover. A lot of what we know — or think we know —...
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The Hysterical Side of the Historical Record Edison’s Ghosts: The Untold Weirdness of History’s Greatest Geniuses, by Katie Spalding, New York: Little, Brown, 2023, 352 pages, hardcover. Some histories...
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Who’s in Charge Here? You Report to Me: Accountability for the Failing Administrative State, by David Bernhardt, New York: Encounter Books, 2023, 272 pages, hardcover. You shouldn’t blame the...
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Gilder Envisages Tomorrow Life After Capitalism: The Meaning of Wealth, the Future of the Economy, and the Time Theory of Money, by George Gilder, Washington, D.C.: Regnery Gateway, 2023,...
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States Peddle Impossible Fantasy For a Dollar and a Dream: State Lotteries in Modern America, by Jonathan D. Cohen, New York: Oxford University Press, 2022, 288 pages, hardcover. Gambling...
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Aiding Invasion Overrun: How Joe Biden Unleashed the Greatest Border Crisis in U.S. History, by Todd Bensman, New York: Bombardier Books, 432 pages, paperback. Come on in. The water’s...
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Blasting Big Tech Monopolies Crushed: Big Tech’s War on Free Speech, by Ken Buck, West Palm Beach, Florida: Humanix Books, 2023, 224 pages, hardcover. Engaging in shady business practices...
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How the Government Skews America The Myth of American Inequality: How Government Biases Policy Debate, by Phil Gramm, Robert Ekelund, and John Early, Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield, 2022,...
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Devastating Plagues, Then and Now The Politically Incorrect Guide to Pandemics, by Steven W. Mosher, Washington, D.C.: Regnery Publishing, 2022, 365 pages, paperback. To order, click here. Disease can...
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Covid, Climate, and Chains: Using Crises for Control The Great Reset: Global Elites and the Permanent Lockdown, by Marc Morano, Washington, D.C.: Regnery Publishing, 2022, 448 pages, hardcover. Opportunities...
Pinocchio President
As Americans struggle to make ends meet and keep their middle-class standard of living, Joe Biden brags that the economy is strong. ...
Biden’s Broken Border
There was a time, not that long ago, when it paid political dividends for both Republicans and Democrats to love a wall — or at least to advocate for...
Appreciating the Works of Thomas Sowell
Maverick: A Biography of Thomas Sowell, by Jason L. Riley, Basic Books: New York, 2021, 304 pages, hardcover. In this account of the works of renowned conservative economist Thomas...