James D. Best

  This post deals with two books on the “Lost Cause.” Thomas J. DiLorenzo presents the case for the Lost Cause in The Real Lincoln: A New ...

In high school, I read every Ian Fleming James Bond book. I liked them, but  wasn't  motivated to read them a second time until rec...

I like Tarantino movies and Westerns, so I expected to love Django Unchained .  I only liked it. It wasn’t bad; it just didn’t live up t...

Prior to championing a Bill of Rights in the First Congress, James Madison wrote a revealing letter to Thomas Jefferson in October of 1788...

Dealing with sensitive social issues in a novel can be difficult. Racism is a theme that runs through The Shut Mouth Society . Excerpt He ...