Edward S. Shapiro

Edward S. Shapiro is an emeritus professor of history at Seton Hall University.

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February 28, 2024

Remembering Harvard

Edward S. Shapiro

When historian Edward Shapiro attended graduate school at Harvard University in the 1960s, the history department was a “jewel in Harvard’s crown.” Shapiro left Harvard in 1963 just......

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July 17, 2023

Paul Ehrlich's Doom and Gloom

Edward S. Shapiro

A recent memoir by the celebrated ecologist shows a scientist can keep their reputation if their conclusions are politically useful.

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May 8, 2023

The Right Stuff

Edward S. Shapiro

Edward S. Shapiro reviews Matthew Continetti’s The Right: The Hundred Year War for American Conservatism

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May 8, 2023

The Progressive Assault on American Philanthropy

Edward S. Shapiro

A recent book attacking Jewish Philanthropy reveals the antagonism of the left to private wealth.

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October 24, 2022

Remembering Sidney Hook

Edward S. Shapiro

A review of "The Disputed Legacy of Sidney Hook," by Gary Bullert, Lexington Books, 2022, pp. 339, $95.28 hardcover.

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March 18, 2022

The Gold Standard

Edward S. Shapiro

A review of "Michael Gold: The People’s Writer," by Patrick Chura, State University of New York Press, 2020, pp. 354, $95.00 hardcover, $26.95 softcover

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August 23, 2021

The Arab Military and American Foreign Policy

Edward S. Shapiro

A review of Armies of Sand: The Past, Present, and Future of Arab Military Effectiveness by Kenneth M. Pollack

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