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Examining nine landmark battles from ancient to modern times - from Salamis, where outnumbered Greeks devastated the slave army of Xerxes, to Cortes' conquest of Mexico to the Tet offensive - Victor Davis Hanson explains why the armies of the West have been the most lethal and effective of any fighting forces in the world. Looking beyond popular explanations such as geography or superior technology, Hanson argues that it is in fact Western culture and values which have consistently produced superior arms and soldiers.

Fukuyama examines the effects of corruption on governance, and why some societies have been successful at rooting it out. He explores the different legacies of colonialism in Latin America, Africa, and Asia, and offers a clear-eyed account of why some regions have thrived and developed more quickly than others. And he boldly reckons with the future of democracy in the face of a rising global middle class and entrenched political paralysis in the West.

Conrad Black, bestselling author of Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Champion of Freedom and Richard M. Nixon: A Life in Full, turns his attention to his "friend" President Donald J. Trump and provides the most intriguing and significant analysis yet of Trump's political rise. Ambitious in intellectual scope, contrarian in many of its opinions, and admirably concise, this is surely set to be one of the most provocative political books you are likely to listen to this year.

Virtually all human societies were once organized tribally, yet over time most developed new political institutions which included a central state that could keep the peace and uniform laws that applied to all citizens. Some went on to create governments that were accountable to their constituents. We take these institutions for granted, but they are absent or are unable to perform in many of today’s developing countries—with often disastrous consequences for the rest of the world.

This New York Times bestselling Trump biography from a major American intellectual explains how a renegade businessman became one of the most successful -- and necessary -- presidents of all time. In The Case for Trump, award-winning historian and political commentator Victor Davis Hanson...

Former Confederate President Jefferson Davis penned "The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government" in 1881, offering a historical perspective and justification for the Confederacy's formation and actions during the Civil War. While serving as a valuable primary source for understanding Confederate leadership's motivations, the work is also recognized for its biased defense of the Confederacy and its "Lost Cause" narrative.

When Jean Tirole won the 2014 Nobel Prize in Economics, he suddenly found himself being stopped in the street by complete strangers and asked to comment on issues of the day, no matter how distant from his own areas of research. His transformation from academic economist to public intellectual prompted him to reflect further on the role economists and their discipline play in society. The result is Economics for the Common Good, a passionate manifesto for a world in which economics, far from being a "dismal science," is a positive force for the common good.

The New York Times bestselling author of The Case for Trump explains the decline and fall of the once cherished idea of American citizenship. Human history is full of the stories of peasants, subjects, and tribes. Yet the concept of the “citizen” is historically rare—and was among...

Fossil fuels are bad. Illegal immigration is necessary for the economy. Free markets are arbitrary and cruel. Christians are intolerant. Men and women are exactly the same. The dogma preached by the far left has gone mainstream and the results are frightening: Most of what you hear these days is flat-out wrong. Mark Davis pulls apart the tenets of liberal dogma in Upside Down, a right-side-up correction of everything that's wrong with today's topsy-turvy world.

"Obama Says He Expects GOP to Relent on Supreme Court Nominee
" is from the US section of The New York Times. It was written by Julie Hirschfeld Davis and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Trump's Unprecedented Use of Twitter May Continue in the White House" is from the November 13, 2016 United States section of The New York Times. It was written by Julie Hirschfeld Davis and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Obama Will Visit Flint, Where Tap Water Is Tainted" is from the April 27, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Julie Hirschfeld Davis and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Voice Shaking, Michelle Obama Calls Trump Comments on Women ‘Intolerable’" is from the October 13, 2016 United States section of The New York Times. It was written by Julie Hirschfeld Davis and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Obama Plans Visit to Cuba, as Talks on Expanding Trade Begin" is from the US section of The New York Times. It was written by Julie Hirschfeld Davis and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Obama to Be First Sitting President to Visit Hiroshima" is from the May 10, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Julie Hirschfeld Davis and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Obama Presses for Open Market for Cable Set-Top Boxes" is from the April 15, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Julie Hirschfeld Davis and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"In an Age of Terror, Smoothing the Transition to the next Presidency" is from the April 20, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Julie Hirschfeld Davis and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Trump Staff Shake-Up Slows Transition to near Halt" is from the November 15, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Julie Hirschfeld Davis and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"White House Eases More Restrictions on Travel to Cuba" is from March 15, 2016, US section of The New York Times. It was written by Julie Hirschfeld Davis and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"The Closer: Michelle Obama" is from the November 05, 2016 Lifestyle section of The New York Times. It was written by Julie Hirschfeld Davis and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.