Arts & Culture

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…



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…


The Conservative Plan to Win

As the year of Donald J. Trump segues into 2016, one presidential contender has hitched himself onto the Trump train with great success: Ted Cruz….


The Gospel of Trump

It has been said that Donald J. Trump has constipation of the brain and diarrhea of the mouth. His verbose and rambling speeches more often…


‘Nam and the Animal House

In what was undoubtedly the most influential game of their lives, the Dartmouth hockey team could barely keep their eyes on the puck. The game…


The Review Reviews: Lou’s

Taylor Swiftboat wakes up at 5 a.m., as he is apt to do. (Despite his young age, Swiftboat has decided to adopt a sleep schedule…