Breaking Murphy’s Law
It was a bright, cold night in February, and the clocks were striking nineteen. Despite treacherous conditions as snowy Hanover thaws and refreezes into a…
Arts & Culture
A Taste of Three Thais
Editor’s Note: Due to the recent, sudden appearance of a third Thai restaurant in Hanover, we at the Review have decided to facilitate the process…
A Tale of Two Tables
It is half past six on a quiet Saturday evening in Hanover, and the company quietly files into the dark, almost oppressive atmosphere of Market…
Thirty Years of Krauthammer
Charles Krauthammer, Pulitzer-prize winner and nationally syndicated columnist, released in 2014 his book entitled Things That Matter: Three Decades of Passions, Pastimes and Politics, a…
Meet the New Spy, Same as the Old Spy
Some say espionage is the world’s second oldest profession (I’ll let you guess the first). Nonetheless, a loudening chorus in Western intelligence circles have questioned…
A Second Look at our Second President
John Adams is, in short, excellent. David McCullough’s tome is both a well-crafted narrative and a rich, historical account. In many ways, John Adams is…
The Dark Side of Bond
I read this book on a whim months after seeing and being satisfied with the movie Spectre. I was on a James Bond kick at…
The Man in the High Castle… The Grasshopper Lies Heavy
As the opening credits flash across the screen, The Man in the High Castle seems to be real. This historical drama, based on the Philip…
Back Home in Maycomb
Harper Lee’s recently published novel Go Set A Watchman has questionable origins. Whether it is the first rough draft of the classic novel To Kill…
Growing the Land of Cotton
After the American colonies heeded Benjamin Franklin’s advice to “join” rather than to “die,” the political bonds that tied our great nation together loosened, frayed…