Category: Reviews

I almost never read autobiographies by politicians, or anyone else, for that matter, self-hagiography being inherently repellent to me. But I decided to read Sarah …

The love I have for good cinema was mainly instilled in me by viewing the works of one remarkable man: Orson Welles (1915-85). Welles is …

Many critics have called “Avatar” ” ‘Dances with Wolves’ in Space,” but as a story the film is worse than that: “Avatar” is about as …

The world of high fashion, especially women’s fashion, is across the galaxy from the world I inhabit. A glance at my standard attire will pro- …

The new, action-packed version of Sherlock Holmes, starring Robert Downey, Jr., as the genius detective and Jude Law as his faithful sidekick, Dr. Watson, opens …

“The Road,” based on Cormac McCarthy’s book of the same name (see my review, Jan.-Feb. 2009), opens with a sunlit closeup of a beautiful garden. …

Time is short and I’m not a speed reader, so I choose serious books carefully. I was reluctant to read “Black Maverick” by David Beito …

The homage that Western intellectuals once paid to the Soviet Union is difficult to fathom. They had no praise for Hitler and Nazism, but Lenin …

More than 40 years ago, Harry Browne published an open Christmas letter to his 9-year-old daughter with the startling words, “No one owes you anything.” …

It was a typical libertarian conference. The hotel ballroom was packed with people eager to share ideas. The four-member panel was deftly fielding questions. But …