Volume 8, No. 2: Summer 2013

Arts & Culture

Review: The Year of Living Biblically, by A. J. Jacobs

May 20, 2013
Review: The Year of Living Biblically, by A. J. Jacobs

The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible, by A. J. Jacobs. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2007. 416 pp. $16 (paperback).

Arts & Culture

Review: Island, by Thomas Perry

May 20, 2013
Review: Island, by Thomas Perry

Island, by Thomas Perry. Amazon Digital Services, 2011. $6.99 (Kindle edition).

Arts & Culture

Review: The Sessions

May 20, 2013
Review: The Sessions

The Sessions, directed by Ben Lewin. Screenplay by Ben Lewin, based on an article by Mark O’Brien. Starring John Hawkes, Helen Hunt, and William H. Macy. Distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures. Rated R for strong sexuality including graphic nudity and frank dialogue. Running time: 95 minutes.

Economics

Review: Priceless: Curing the Healthcare Crisis, by John C. Goodman

May 20, 2013
Review: Priceless: Curing the Healthcare Crisis, by John C. Goodman

Priceless: Curing the Healthcare Crisis, by John C. Goodman. Oakland, CA: Independent Institute, 2012. 392 pp. $24.95 (hardcover).

Announcements

Review: Righteous Indignation, by Andrew Breitbart

May 20, 2013
Review: Righteous Indignation, by Andrew Breitbart

Righteous Indignation: Excuse Me While I Save the World, by Andrew Breitbart. New York: Grand Central Publishing, 2011. 272 pp. $27.99 (hardcover).

Arts & Culture

Review: Lincoln

May 20, 2013
Review: Lincoln

Lincoln, directed by Steven Spielberg. Written by Tony Kushner. Based on the book Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin. Starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, David Strathairn, and Tommy Lee Jones. Rated PG-13 for an intense scene of war violence, some images of carnage, and brief strong language. Running time: 150 minutes.

Arts & Culture

Review: Django Unchained

May 20, 2013
Review: Django Unchained

Django Unchained, Written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. Starring Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington, and Samuel L. Jackson. Distributed by the Weinstein Company. Rated R for strong graphic violence throughout, a vicious fight, language, and some nudity. Running time: 165 minutes.

Politics & Rights

Review: The Truth about Gun Control, by David B. Kopel

May 20, 2013
Review: The Truth about Gun Control, by David B. Kopel

The Truth about Gun Control, by David B. Kopel. New York: Encounter Books, 2013. Broadside series No. 32. 44 pp. $5.99 (paperback).