In the 1960s, America’s elite began repudiating the legitimacy of an overarching American national narrative by promoting racial, ethnic, and cultural identities. In his new book, Rich Lowry argues for the virtues of nationalism, maintaining that culture, language, and shared memories are the precondition of diverse groups living together as citizens.

Toppling a Communist Empire for $2.7 Million
Though widely thought of as focused on waterboarding terrorists or poisoning foreign potentates, it was by smuggling paper that the CIA achieved its most monumental triumph. R.M. Gerecht in a book review for The Washington Free Beacon charts how the late Cold War-era operation to flood Poland with Western books, magazines, printing supplies and audio recordings fatally weakened the country’s Communist dictatorship, setting the stage for the downfall of the entire Soviet empire. Total cost: US$2.7 million.


