Ill Literacy: Books with Benson

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Amity Shlaes, board chair at the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation and New York Times bestselling author to discuss the authorized expanded and annotated edition of The Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge, which she co-edited with Matthew Denhart. They discuss Coolidge’s Vermont upbringing, his pre-presidential political career and, of course, his presidency. They also chat about what lessons we can learn today by looking back to Coolidge’s statesmanship and demeanor. 

Get the book here: https://isi.org/books/the-autobiography-of-calvin-coolidge/

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Donald J. Devine, Senior Scholar at the Fund for American Studies and former director of the Office of Personnel Management under President Ronald Reagan to discuss his new book, The Enduring Tension: Capitalism and the Moral Order. They discuss the mutually sustaining nature of morality and economic freedom, how centralization does not work and how the federal bureaucracy is essentially unfixable. They also chat about how conservatives need to return to the principles of fusionism to re-spark the conservative movement.

Get the book here: https://www.encounterbooks.com/books/the-enduring-tension/

Show Notes:

The American Spectator: George Neumayr – The Moral Case for Capitalism

https://spectator.org/donald-devine-enduring-tension-capitalism/

Budget & Tax News: Jane Shaw Stroup – Review: A Devine Defense of the Morality of Capitalism—and Western Civilization

https://heartlanddailynews.com/2021/01/review-a-devine-defense-of-the-morality-of-capitalism-and-western-civilization/

The Epoch Times: Herbert W. Stupp – Book Review: ‘The Enduring Tension: Capitalism and the Moral Order’

https://www.theepochtimes.com/book-review-the-enduring-tension-capitalism-and-the-moral-order_3702717.html

Law & Liberty: Donald J. Devine – The Enduring Tension That Is Modern Conservatism

https://lawliberty.org/the-enduring-tension-that-is-modern-conservatism/

Russell Kirk Center for Cultural Renewal: James Davenport – Fusionism, Gratitude, and the New Right

https://kirkcenter.org/reviews/fusionism-gratitude-and-the-new-right/

The Washington Times: Bill Murchison – BOOK REVIEW: 'The Enduring Tension’

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/24/book-review-the-enduring-tension/

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Stephen R. Soukup, senior commentor, vice president, and publisher of The Political Forum to discuss his new book, The Dictatorship of Woke Capital: How Political Correctness Captured Big Business. They chat about socially responsible investing, the “shareholder vs. stakeholder” debate, and how major corporations have been taken over by progressives and how they use their economic leverage to change society to help match their values. They also discuss what those on the right—individuals, investors, businesses, and legislators—can do to help fight back.

Get the book here: https://www.encounterbooks.com/books/dictatorship-woke-capital/

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by music legend Chris Hillman to discuss his new book, Time Between: My Life as a Byrd, Burrito Brother, and Beyond. They chat about Chris’ idyllic upbringing in ‘50’s California, his love of bluegrass and country music, and his storied career in the Byrds. They also discuss his friendship with Gram Parsons and their partnership in the pioneering Flying Burrito Brothers, his work with Stephen Stills in Manassas, the Desert Rose Band, and other musical ventures. Most importantly, they talk about redemption, grace, and how to pick yourself back up from failure and shrug off adversity.

Get the book here: https://chrishillman.com/product/time-between-my-life-as-a-byrd-burrito-brother-and-beyond/

Show Notes:

American Songwriter: Paul Zollo – REVIEW ‘Time Between; My Life as a Byrd, Burrito Brother, and Beyond,’ by Chris Hillman

https://americansongwriter.com/review-time-between-my-life-as-a-byrd-burrito-brother-and-beyond-by-chris-hillman/

Houston Press: Bob Ruggiero – The Book of Chris Hillman and His Many Bands

https://www.houstonpress.com/music/things-to-do-read-time-between-by-chris-hillman-11515927

Rolling Stone: Jon Blistein – Chris Hillman on the Flying Burrito Brothers, Gram Parsons and the End of the Sixties

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/chris-hillman-flying-burrito-brothers-time-between-excerpt-1043901/

Wall Street Journal: Wesley Stace – ‘Time Between’ Review: And Your Byrd Can Sing

https://www.wsj.com/articles/time-between-review-and-your-byrd-can-sing-11610125054

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by James Oakes of Graduate Center of the City University of New York to discuss his new book, The Crooked Path to Abolition: Abraham Lincoln and the Antislavery Constitution. They chat about the intellectual and legal wrangling between those who believed the Constitution was “anti-slavery” and those who believed it “pro-slavery.” They also discuss the development of the “antislavery project,” and how Abraham Lincoln and abolitionists undermined slavery wherever the Constitution gave them the power to do so. They delve into the racial ideology of the Republican Party at the time, Lincoln’s pessimism over race relations, and briefly discuss the 1619 Project and the 1776 Commission.

Get the book here: https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324005858

Show Notes:

Lapham’s Quarterly: James Oakes – A Constitution of Freedom

https://www.laphamsquarterly.org/roundtable/constitution-freedom

Literary Hub: James Oakes – On Abraham Lincoln’s Convoluted Plan For the Abolition of Slavery

https://lithub.com/on-abraham-lincolns-convoluted-plan-for-the-abolition-of-slavery/

New York Times: Gordon S. Wood – Was the Constitution a Pro-Slavery Document?

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/12/books/review/james-oakes-the-crooked-path-to-abolition.html

USA Today: David Holahan – ‘Crooked Path to Abolition' review: How Lincoln, an antislavery moderate, abolished slavery

https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/books/2021/01/11/crooked-path-abolition-review-how-lincoln-abolished-slavery/6571253002/

Wall Street Journal: Adam Rowe – ‘The Crooked Path to Abolition’ Review: Strategy and Secession

https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-crooked-path-to-abolition-review-strategy-and-secession-11610124329

Washington Post: Elizabeth R. Varon – Working to end slavery, Lincoln found power — and limits — in the Constitution

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/working-to-end-slavery-lincoln-found-power--and-limits--in-the-constitution/2021/01/21/846df110-4ed5-11eb-b96e-0e54447b23a1_story.html

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by two other Heartland guests, editorial director Justin Haskins and graphic designer Donny Kendal, about their contributions to Glenn Beck’s Arguing with Socialists. They discuss what socialism is, and what it isn’t, how socialism differs from communism, and how America’s economic problems are not the result of “too much” capitalism. They also chat about Venezuela, Scandinavia, talk about Heartland’s Stopping Socialism project, and delve into modern monetary theory, the Green New Deal, and how authoritarian regimes are using technology to control and harass their captive populations.

Get the book here: www.simonandschuster.com/books/Arguin…781982140502

Show Notes:

Stopping Socialism: stoppingsocialism.com/

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by H.W. Brands of the University of Texas – Austin to discuss his new book, The Zealot and the Emancipator: John Brown, Abraham Lincoln, and the Struggle for American Freedom. They talk about the divergent paths Brown and Lincoln took in their fight against slavery and how the two arrived on those paths.

Get the book here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/576756/the-zealot-and-the-emancipator-by-h-w-brands/

Show Notes:

Abraham Lincoln Book Shop: H.W. Brands on A House Divided (VIDEO)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vOx7WyFefc

Atlanta History Center: Virtual Talks | H.W. Brands, The Zealot and the Emancipator (VIDEO)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2feuH74UnPQ

Free Library of Philadelphia: H. W. Brands | The Zealot and the Emancipator (VIDEO)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFXSx6j0nTQ

New York Times: Sean Wilentz – John Brown and Abraham Lincoln: A Study in Contrasts

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/06/books/review/the-zealot-and-the-emancipator-h-w-brands.html

St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Harry Levins – H.W. Brands compares Lincoln, Brown in 'The Zealot and the Emancipator'

https://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/books-and-literature/reviews/h-w-brands-compares-lincoln-brown-in-the-zealot-and-the-emancipator/article_ad38e50f-6d4a-518f-acff-5b6491a32dcd.html

Wall Street Journal: Adam Rowe – ‘The Zealot and the Emancipator’ Review: A Deadly Confrontation

https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-zealot-and-the-emancipator-review-a-deadly-confrontation-11601843252

Washington Post: Alexis Coe – Abraham Lincoln and John Brown: Imperfect heroes of the fight to end slavery

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/abraham-lincoln-and-john-brown-imperfect-heroes-of-the-fight-to-end-slavery/2020/10/22/c3706804-027a-11eb-897d-3a6201d6643f_story.html

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Dr. Lucas E. Morel of Washington & Lee University to discuss his new book, Lincoln and the American Founding. They talk about the importance of the Founders to Lincoln’s moral and political thought, how the Declaration of Independence was Lincoln’s political lodestar, how Lincoln saw the Constitution framing the ideals of the Declaration, and how there has been no better defender of the Founders and the United States than Honest Abe.

Get the book here: http://www.siupress.com/books/978-0-8093-3785-9

Show Notes:

The Federalist: Krystina Skurk – 'Lincoln And The American Founding’ Rebukes Those Who Call The Founders Racists

https://thefederalist.com/2020/09/14/lincoln-and-the-american-founding-rebukes-those-who-call-the-founders-racists/

Law & Liberty: Tony Williams – An Apple of Gold in a Picture of Silver

https://lawliberty.org/book-review/an-apple-of-gold-in-a-picture-of-silver/

Madison’s Notes: Lincoln and the American Founding: A Conversation with Lucas Morel

https://ricochet.com/podcast/madisons-notes/lincoln-and-the-american-founding-a-conversation-with-lucas-morel/

The McConnell Center Podcast: Lincoln and the American Founding with Dr. Lucas Morel

https://mcconnellcenterpodcast.libsyn.com/lincoln-and-the-american-founding-with-dr-lucas-morel

RealClear PublicAffairs: Lucas Morel – Lincoln, the American Founding, and the Moral Foundations of a Free Society

https://www.realclearpublicaffairs.com/articles/2020/02/14/lincoln_the_american_founding_and_the_moral_foundations_of_a_free_society_484127.html

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by noted humorist and comedy legend P.J. O’Rourke to discuss his new book, A Cry from the Far Middle: Dispatches from a Divided Land. They discuss what he means by the “far middle,” how we got to our present situation of deep political polarization, how social media is a primary cause of that polarization, why P.J. loves traffic jams, and kids love for socialism. Tim also gets in some National Lampoon fanboy time at the end.

Get the book here: https://groveatlantic.com/book/a-cry-from-the-far-middle/

And check out his webmag American Consequences

Show Notes:

The Bulwark Podcast: P.J. O'Rourke on a Cry From the Far Middle

https://podcast.thebulwark.com/pj-orourke-on-a-far-cry-from-the-middle

Commonwealth Club or California: P.J. O’Rourke: A Cry From The Far Middle (VIDEO)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GsnwqhLc4Q

Free the People: How to Bridge Our Toxic Political Divide | Guest: P.J. O’Rourke | Ep 87 (VIDEO)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8-Y-WvPKBk

Matt Lewis & The News: P.J. O’Rourke on A Cry from the Far Middle

https://www.mattklewis.com/matt-lewis-and-the-news/p-j-orourke-on-a-cry-from-the-far-middle/

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Dr. David A. Bell of Princeton University to discuss his new book, Men on Horseback: The Power of Charisma in the Age of Revolution. They talk about how a new form of political charisma emerged at the end of the Enlightenment, why charisma in leadership is necessary in a democracy, and why that charisma can also be dangerous. They delve into the rule of Washington, Bonaparte, Simón Bolívar, and Toussaint Louverture, and chat about whether you can be a successful leader without charisma.

Get the book here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374207922

Show Notes:

Los Angeles Review of Books: Robert Zaretsky – Charisma: Now You’ve Got It, Now You Don’t

https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-risks-of-charisma/

The New Republic: Ian Beacock –  Can Democracy Handle Charisma?

https://newrepublic.com/article/158945/can-democracy-handle-charisma-david-bell-book-review

The New York Public Library: Men on Horseback: David A. Bell with Annette Gordon-Reed | LIVE from NYPL (VIDEO)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-aIUn1fhvo&feature=emb_logo

The Point: Scott Spillman – Charismatic Models

https://thepointmag.com/politics/charismatic-models/

Times Literary Supplement: Sudhir Hazareesingh – Great men, great myths

 https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/men-on-horseback-david-bell-review-sudhir-hazareesingh/

Washington Examiner: Robert Gerwarth – The original populists

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-original-populists-robert-gerwarth-reviews-men-on-horseback-by-david-a-bell